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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Namwamba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that we do not play games with this matter of critical national importance. I want to draw the attention of this House to the fact that, indeed, if you read this Report holistically and not selectively, you will find answers to the questions that the hon. Member has raised. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. If you look at this Report, you will find that the Committee went into great lengths to look at all the issues touching on the suits in court. Let me confirm that what this Committee was seized of was not the matters in court. This Committee was not seized of the subject of the Gazette Notice. This Committee was seized of the mandate of the Commission and the fact that, that mandate had run into headwinds and that it was necessary for this House to find a way to steer this matter into calmer waters. So, to purport to tell this House that what the House has moved here is the matter before the court is absolutely misleading. It is sad when that comes from a Senior Attorney. First of all, if you look at this Report, you will find that the said three suits which the Committee expressly makes reference to are not annexed to this Report. This is because they are not the subject of this Report. We made reference to those suits because we wanted the House to be seized of the broad environment within which the Committee worked. Finally, before the Committee became seized of this matter, the Chair had the opportunity to ventilate on this matter. The Chair gave guidance on this matter and it was on that guidance that the Committee proceeded to transact this matter. The Committee has consistently kept in touch with the Chair. It has reported to the Speaker at every point and it invited all hon. Members to Kabete to ventilate on this matter. This matter never entered the record of those interactions. I plead with the Chair not to allow cheap politics to poison this process. I plead with the Chair to rule in a manner that this process can move forward. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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