{"id":501130,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/501130/?format=json","text_counter":309,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ababu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":108,"legal_name":"Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba","slug":"ababu-namwamba"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is the august House. There is a reason why it is called the august House. It is a House of honour. It is a House of rules, but also a House of record. It is a House of records because everything that is uttered on this Floor goes into the annals or records of this House. You know this perhaps better than the rest of us, that the records of this House are a reference record for researchers, students of Government, students of Law and the media. It is absolutely unacceptable. It is inexcusable for any hon. Member of this House, either in a fit of excitement or a state of emotional displeasure, to do or say anything that lowers the dignity of this House. When that happens, it is not just about the dignity of that particular Member or the dignity of those of us who sit in the House, it is about the dignity of this institution. Those of us who served in the Tenth Parliament and I believe those who served in earlier Houses would know that, it was unthinkable and unimaginable to witness the kind of altercation that is becoming the order of the day in this House, especially when you rise on a point of order to object to the use of a slur, a phrase or language that is un- parliamentary or unacceptable and then you proceed in the same breath to repeat to use the same words or phrase. It is actually worse than even the first instance. Therefore, in this case, I want to plead that in the interest of the decorum that must define this discourse and debate in this House, we must desist from such language. In fact, it has become difficult for some Members in this House to contribute to debate because of fear of the kind of response that you are likely to run into. I want to insist, with all due respect to the two hon. colleagues, that the Chair takes appropriate action that will discourage and act as a deterrent to any further such 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."}