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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Regarding the issues that were raised by Dr. Khalwale, hon. Mungatana and a number of other Members of Parliament; indeed we have in our Standing Orders and specifically Standing Order No.40 - The Prime Minister’s Time. It says in Section 2, during the Prime Minister’s Time, the Prime Minister may make a statement or question may be directed to the Prime Minister. The use of the word “may” means there is no hard and fast rule that says that the Prime Minister must be here. It says that there shall be the Prime Minister’s Time which could also be executed by the Deputy Prime Minister designated by the Prime Minister himself in which case, there is the presumption that there is no Deputy Prime Minister today because he could deliver that statement on behalf of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is on official business outside the country. This is not the only country that has the Prime Minister’s time and that does not mean that the Prime Minister must be in Parliament everyday when it is the Prime Minister’s Time. Be that as it may, we also understand that in our Standing orders we have got the Leader of Government business in the House who is none other than the Vice President. Taking into consideration that the Vice-President and Minister for Home is in the House, I think he is in a perfect position to give us the Government position on this issue. That is not to say that the Prime Minister, in the event that the Motion of extension is anticipated---. The House will sit tomorrow in the morning and in the afternoon, with or without the Motion. The Chair has information that the Prime Minister will leave the country today. So, under the circumstances, the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs will give us the position."
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