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    "id": 483649,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/483649/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "During State functions, we have seen our good friends from the county assemblies going in front instead of giving room to Members of Parliament and Senators up there. I think this Bill will bring order so that we move forward as a country. With regard to the use of the national flag, we are used to the old Constitution which provided for our Cabinet Ministers to fly flags. It used to be good. But after we allowed devolution, there seems to be an urge by everybody to use the flag. This is not good. We need to allow some offices that are supposed to have the national flag. I agree with the Bill that the President, Deputy President, the Speakers of Parliament and the Chief Justice fly the flags. I think we should include the Cabinet Secretaries there because it is a practice all over the world. This is something that we will discuss when we get to the Third Reading. Those are the only people that I feel should fly our national flag. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to titles, with due respect to our governors, their use of the title “His Excellency” is taking matters too far. We should just call them governors. The same thing applies to their wives. We should not call them “Excellencies”. One day, I attended a function and I was really confused because I thought the First Lady was coming. I was, however, told that the Governor’s wife was seated up there and I was shocked. So, I think this will bring some order."
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