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"speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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"content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank you for that extempore ruling, but I think we are missing the point. The issue is not whether the Chair of the day gave me a day to present amendments to the Committee, the issue is that we are on recess and Members are away. The fact that the Government machinery has whipped Members on the opposite side to come to the House, but privilege and facility is unavailable to us. They can call the District Commissioners (DCs), District Officers (Dos) and chiefs to whip everybody to come. We do not have that. The point we are raising is on fairness. I heard very ridiculous arguments that we did not base our argument on law. The hallmark of legal justice in human life is fairness. Fairness is not what is written in the book. Fairness is what even the village elder, given an opportunity to preside over a village adjudication case, must avail to parties---"
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