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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank my Chairman for moving the Motion and I am here to second it. Just to highlight, according to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution – Commission for Implementation of the Constitution - Section 5(7) says very clearly that:- “The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution shall stand dissolved five years after it is established or at the full implementation of this Constitution as determined by Parliament, whichever is sooner, but the National Assembly may, by resolution, extend its life.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it envisages that the CIC shall stand dissolved at the full implementation of the Constitution. Whichever is sooner; which means either we implement it in five years or if they will have finished the implementation after five years, then we have the prerogative to extend it. Therefore, in the circumstances, it is evident that we have not realised the full implementation of the Constitution. This Parliament is duty-bound to ensure that this Commission serves the full life of the implementation of the Constitution for reasons stated by my Chairperson; the outstanding work.This discretion must be exercised with respect to reality. When the National Assembly, in its own resolution, says that it does not need the extension, it is burying its head in the sand. We need to give them the mandate to fully implement the Constitution. Quite a number of Bills have not been processed to Parliament and some are outstanding including the one year extension this year which we granted for the implementation of the Constitution. So, it is a contradiction on one side to extend your own term with respect to enacting laws that are provided within the implementation time frame and at the same time disband the Commission that is supposed to deal with the matters of implementation. The Senate must speak to this matter so that that defect is cured. We have not implemented the Constitution so therefore, we cannot disband the CIC. 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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