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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker. Before I take a position on this, I would like to equate what is happening to a mid-life crisis. This is because we have just done two years of our term of 4 years. Secondly, I want to remind Members that Parliament, right now, courtesy of the current Constitution is a quasi-judicial institution. Therefore, before we discuss the conduct or otherwise of the Speaker, we need to understand the role of the Speaker. I have looked at the current Constitution, the Powers and Privileges Act, the Standing Orders and some of the best practices in the Commonwealth Parliaments and other Parliaments. I summed up the functions of the Speaker as the following:- 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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