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    "id": 635631,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Let me first of all commend you for allowing this intervention. You have acted as a true wise man from the valley. Ultimately, this is a debating Chamber. This is where we express the collective concerns of the people. The essence of this clause is to attempt to block a constitutional provision, which amounts to legislating in futility. It is a futile endeavour. We should simply hasten to come up with those arrangements of providing resources to provide that cover. I can understand why doctors in this Committee, including my senior brother, Dr. Nyikal, would be very apprehensive or eager to have a clause such as this legislated. Maybe they are foreseeing the repercussions that they are likely to face. I want to caution this House and the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health that amending this clause is an exercise in futility. You are attempting to suspend a constitutional provision through an ordinary piece of legislation which is not possible. Let us freeze this clause. We could proceed with the rest of the Bill or remove it from the Bill. I oppose the amendment and invite the House to oppose it."
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