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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I also really want to raise my voice in support of this Motion, and first of all make a clarification regarding what hon. Nicholas Gumbo was moving. He talked of the Leaders of the Majority and Minority Parties being given one hour and five minutes. That means less time than that for any other Member speaking. I have had to look at the Motion and it is 105 minutes. That means one hour and 45 minutes for the Leader of Majority Party and Leader of Minority Party. Hon. Speaker, just for the attention of the Members, this Insolvency Bill has got 736 clauses and that really requires time. I want to fully agree with my friend, hon. Mbadi, that even if it is five or six Members who have really read the 736 clauses, let them be given that time. However, we really need to get adequate time to make quality contributions to this very important Bill. Since this is a Procedural Motion, I really do not want to go into the details of the Bill itself; I just request the Speaker and the House that we grant leave in this exceptional case. It is the first time it is being done. Actually, I have been in this Parliament for long. This is my third term, and I have never seen a Motion for extension of speaking time for each Member. Normally, we see time being The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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