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    "content": "What will the point of order be about? There is nothing that is animated. Hon. Members, let me also guide this way. If you wish to discuss any of your colleagues, please follow the rules; bring a substantive Motion. Nothing bars any Member from bringing a substantive Motion to discuss another Member. So, the route to go, if you want to discuss is not even to write those letters. If you think you have something you want your colleagues to know about a colleague and you think it is the way to go, and especially eight months to a momentous event, you will follow the rules. I have looked at this document and it purports to emanate from some--- I do not know whether this is... Yes, it is something that is in form of a pyramid but it shows Ahmednasir, Abdikadir & Company Advocates. But I am not sure that it is theirs. It purports to be a letter written to the EACC. It is by somebody by the name Martin D--- Is it Teribo? I cannot quite tell. Given that there is no certification, I think it is not admissible in our rules. Maybe it can be given to the PAC. I do not know how they are admitting. I do not know which ones they are admitting, but for purposes of the Plenary, this is not admissible. The issue which is important, Hon. Members, is the point raised by Hon. Gumbo. I do not think we need to debate it. But suffice to say, the 11th Parliament has a few Members who have chosen to do their campaigns on television stations on a weekly basis. I do not know what they were elected to do. I think they were elected to do that. But you know representation is in many ways. Even those who may go to sleep on the roads could be representing their people. So, even appearing on television stations is one way. But even as you appear in those places and television stations, remember it is against the rules of this House to go and divulge matters that have not been made public; deliberations which are before Committees, save what is known to the public. Hon. Gumbo, that is the only exception we have these days. Indeed, our Standing Orders need to be amended slightly to accommodate that aspect – given the specific provisions of Article 118 which says that Parliament and its Committees shall conduct its business in a transparent and open manner. So, except for those decisions, the stage at which the Committee is considering to make a decision, those that have not now been brought forward--- If a Member of your Committee wants to go and say that they saw some witness who came wearing some funny attire, making some gigs or smiling in a 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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