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    "id": 632193,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in fact, I notice the Chair has changed gender now that there is a different gender on the Chair. Let us call this spade what it is; a spade and not a big spoon. This Bill is attempting to rewrite the Constitution through the backdoor. The drafters of this Bill, aware of the difficulty of amending the Constitution, are attempting to alter the supreme law of this land through an ordinary piece of legislation. I want to warn this House that if this Bill is enacted by this House, then we legislate in vain. This is a Bill that will not pass the test of even the most basic constitutional challenge. I want to say, speaking on behalf of my party, ODM that, if indeed, this House behaves recalcitrant and obtuse and proceeds to enact this law in its current form, then we shall certainly challenge the constitutionality of this Bill. It is unconstitutional; it is untenable and it is unreasonable. It makes absolutely no legislative or constitutional change. I want to challenge the Departmental Committee on Lands of this House and the drafters of this Bill that I do not know whether this Bill has been drafted by the State Law Office because, again, it is very confusing nowadays to know the source of the various pieces of legislation. Please withdraw this Bill today and not tomorrow. Redraft this Bill in a manner that is reflective of the letter and spirit of the Constitution. I oppose this Bill."
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