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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "always talk, but putting it into practice is a different thing altogether. Look at how we conduct ourselves in this House. We are here as Members because we were elected by people, but we do not respect and honour the institutions that are created by the Constitution. I had a rough time today at Parliament gate. The police who are supposed to be in charge of our security are no longer in charge. There are people at the gate who I do not know how they got there. Those people can say what they want. My vehicle was smashed and when I went to Committee Room No.7 to raise the issue, I was told that, that was “fire” and they could do nothing about it. I was told it was only the Clerk or the Speaker who could deal with the matter. Who is this who is above the law? We talk about morality, but if we cannot exercise it in this House, are we sure that the same will be exercised out there? We need to speak the truth. We begin our sessions with prayers all the time in this House. It looks like what we do here is just a by the way because it is a practice which we must follow. We do not observe it the way it is supposed to be. I congratulate whoever brought the issue of chaplaincy here. We can pass the law because we are legislators, but who will implement it? I am afraid that the people concerned with the implementation are rotten and cannot perform. If I was told that the security people at the gate are untouchable, how are the police officers going to work? I am told the security people at the gate are paid more than our security who are rightly paid from taxpayers’ money. These officers are trained and they know how to conduct themselves. We need to be serious as leaders of this country. If we behave this way that is how our children will behave because they see what we are doing. I grew up in a family where both parents used to take busaa . Most of the time they would quarrel and we would also quarrel. It is only when we went to the church with them--- They belonged to Dini ya Musambwa and they did very well. In that cult, quarrelling and drinking of alcohol is not allowed. So, that changed their life and that is why I am here speaking to you. I always respect God and the law that has been put in place. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion, but let us begin to correct ourselves from this House so that we can be effective out there. I will deal with the other issues I have talked about later on. Thank you."
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