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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "I wish the Clerks-at-the-Table could allow you to listen to me. Article 115 talks about the President making reservations. What we should be dealing with in the Senate are the reservations by the President and not his recommendations. In fact, the word recommendation is found in the old Constitution. If you read the old Constitution, it is quite clear what Parliament was required to do. However, this current Constitution talks only about reservation. The problem that we have is that, if you look at the order that we have been dealing with which is Order No.8; its substance is found on the appendix, which is the notices of amendments. That is what is before the House. It has been brought by the Senate Majority Leader. It is a simple question. There is no question about reservation; it is just talking about recommendation, which states:- “PRESIDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS: Amendments recommended by H.E. the President to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill. Clause 51 (3): THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the words “and licensed” immediately after the word “registered” So, that question was before the House, that we should “amend.” It was not whether we agree with his reservations. This confusion is constant. We are trying to engage you positively so that this constitutional question is resolved. What is before this House is that the President is proposing an amendment, which he is not allowed to do under the Constitution. What he can bring is only reservations. So long as this confusion continues, then we are beginning to think that the calls for amendment of the Constitution are very important because sometimes when there is no clarity--- Even in France now they are talking about amendment of the Constitution where there is no clarity. However, it is not good to just push because you are in power or because you have the tyranny of numbers. There are certain constitutional values that once the Constitution tells you to do things in a certain way, then we will just sit here and we are told we are dealing with reservations when there are no reservations we are dealing with. We are dealing with amendments proposed by the President which he has no powers to do under the Constitution. Full stop! The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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