{"id":686324,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/686324/?format=json","text_counter":70,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ababu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":108,"legal_name":"Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba","slug":"ababu-namwamba"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, let me commend you for allowing us to ventilate on this very important Report. I would like to remind the House that this is a debating Chamber. We come here to debate and make law. We cannot make laws by merely putting the Question on every issue. Thank you for allowing this debate. Having said that, let me also celebrate this avenue for mediation. It allows the two Houses to work together on legislations. It brings onto the table the combined wisdom and experience of the two Houses. I want to fault the Senate in some of their proposals to this"}