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    "id": 579964,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/579964/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "High Court privileges and its proceedings, also applies to Parliament because of the issue of separation of powers. What has been happening in the recent court matters relating to privileges enjoyed by Parliament is that the courts have reasoned that an Act of Parliament which has been existing, including the one we are enacting, is inferior to the Constitution. Therefore, unless there is a constitutional provision to that effect, the provisions of the Constitution take precedence. There is need to amend the Constitution to put some of the requirements of the Constitution to such a level that the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill is able to protect Members of Parliament sufficiently, so that they can serve the greater good of the nation and the people better. This is not merely for the purposes of Members of Parliament, particularly."
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