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    "id": 592538,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Looking at comparable jurisdictions, the need for predictability and certainty in the conduct of the business of the House and the need to adopt a practice that resonates with the practice in other jurisdictions cannot be overstated. Indeed, the practice in the Parliament of Uganda is such that once signatures have been appended to a Special Motion, the signatures cannot be withdrawn. Their rules of procedure provide for a sequence of events as follows:- 1. A Member who is desirous of moving a motion for the removal of the President shall no- tify the Clerk in writing of his or her intention, citing the grounds for the proposed motion and giving detailed particulars supporting such ground. 2. The Clerk shall, within three days, upon receipt of the notice of a motion, notify by causing the notice, grounds and particulars supporting the proposed Motion to be pinned on Hon. Members’ notice board. 3. The Clerk shall on the date and time of pinning the notice of motion on the Members’ notice board also cause to be prepared and deposited with the Sergeant-at-Arms, for a period of ten working days, a list of all Members of Parliament with an open space against each name for purposes of appending of signatures which list shall be titled “SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF THE NOTICE OF MOTION TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT.” 4. After one third of the Members have appended their signatures on the list signifying sup- port for the proposed motion, the Sergeant-At-Arms shall, with immediate effect, forward the list to the Clerk who shall not later than twenty four hours transmit the notice of mo- tion, the grounds and all supporting particulars and signatures to the Speaker. 5. Any signature appended to the notice shall not be withdrawn. 6. If within the ten days referred to in sub-rule (5), less than a third of the Members have appended their signatures on the same, the notice shall lapse. Hon. Members, it is important to remind Members that the office of the Clerk is a technical office which assists members with the processing of various technical instruments that form the various business of the House. It is, therefore, important for members to consult with this office before embarking on the process of collecting signatures as is the process in Uganda. Hon. Members, in light of my foregoing exposition and in conclusion thereof, I now direct as follows:- 1. That all Special Motions brought before the House under Articles 145, 150(2), 152(6) and 251 of the Constitution should comply with thresholds established by the courts of law as to what constitutes gross violation of the Constitution or gross misconduct under the Constitution. 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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