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    "id": 541039,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/541039/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to the first proposed amendment by my colleague, hon. Maanzo on deletion of recommendations one, two and three. People are focussing on the intended replacement clause rather than where the issue is. As my learned senior has well articulated, Article 251 requires this House to simply make a decision as to whether to send the Petition to the President or not. Those are the two decisions we need to make. Now, hon. Maanzo is proposing to delete recommendation one, which is asking this House to resolve to send the Petition to the President. Basically, if that recommendation is removed, this House will not have passed any resolution, according to the Constitution. This particular amendment cannot stand unless we want to violate the Constitution. Secondly, the Petition does not belong to this House. It has been brought by somebody who is outside this House. Under the Constitution, it is not going to be possible to forward to the President the proposed recommendation from hon. Maanzo, that the Integrity House issue be investigated. That is not an issue that we can forward to the President. It is an issue that can be properly brought to this House either through another Petition, a question or a report, as indicated by the Vice-Chairperson of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. As we speak, it is not going to be possible to 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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