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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for giving me two minutes to make my remarks. This amendment seeks to cause recognition of these important offices and it is important to note that they were never captured, particularly those of the Senate. If you look at Article 108 of the Constitution, which provides for the positions of leaders in the Houses, this was never captured. As we seek to amend this Act for these offices to be recognised, which I do not oppose, I think it is important for us to also look at how best we can align this to the Constitution. Those who drafted the Constitution clearly understood the structure and organisation of leadership in the House. They left out the Senate, which was not in order because the practice across the world recognises the Senate. It is important that as we pass this, some effort should be made to ensure that this is clearly captured. There are other Articles of this Constitution which need to be looked at."
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