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    "id": 660406,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Whereas I support the Procedural Motion, there is one underlying factor that this House and Hon. Members leading this country should take into consideration and I have said this before. What is clear is that when we were discussing the Bill that we are now seeking to amend, we did not take seriously the considerations of the international agency, which we are planning to adopt. Like many other Bills, we discussed that Bill without a Committee report. We relied solely on what the Leader of the Majority Party explained to us in terms of what was needed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. It must be that the Members were not clear on what was required because this was something important to the country that should have been passed. That is why we must insist that we must have a Committee report for all Bills. The Standing Orders indicate that we can discuss Bills without the Committee report. However, the details of the Committee report showing what the Committee has considered are important information for Members to base their decisions on. This should serve as a lesson. We must have the Committee report presented to the House before we discuss Bills. I am sure the Leader of the Majority Party has not heard what I have said but this is an extremely important point that I want to make as I support the Procedural Motion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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