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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, this is a very important communication. I am sure that generations to come will use Articles 145, 150, 156(6) and 251. Hon. Speaker, you have raised serious issues among them is where you are somewhere in a bar and you find a list of members being sought; you go for a prayer rally and you find a member collecting signatures; and, you are walking inside Nakumatt Supermarket and you find your colleague who asks you to go to the parking lot to sign for him. This is now very clear. On the flipside, you will find members who have signed and out of nowhere, you find them writing letters to you withdrawing. I am sure that the framers of the Constitution knew what they were doing when they provided Articles 145, 150, 156(6) and 251 of the Constitution. They wanted to give a threshold so that in the event of gross violation of the Constitution or abuse of office, the National Assembly and, to some extent, the Senate have leeway in using the impeachment option. Hon. Speaker, you have brought sanity to the use of these Articles that never again will we find people telling us to sign Motions without any content. Before a Member signs, it is only fair to give the Member something to read with clear conscience and be convinced as a legislator that the said State officer has violated the Constitution. The culture here is that Members sign before they even see the contents of the Motion. As legislators, we are here to protect the integrity of this House and the provisions of the Constitution. The sanity that you have brought is that the Serjeant-at-Arms will take charge and ensure that the list is kept at the reception. The particulars of the Motion should also be provided so that across the political divide if you read the issues being raised with clear conscience and you agree with them, then you can append your signature and then come and argue your case in the hope of 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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