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    "id": 770199,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/770199/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think these amendments are quite important. I want to support them. I was just doing a quick calculation in terms of what is being proposed here. This House has 349 Members. If each Member was to get about two committees, that will translate to 698 slots. That means, even with the proposals of chairpersons not being in committees, or being in only one committee, there is a likelihood of some Members getting only one committee. The slots available from the table attached are about 642. As we approve this, there might be need to reconsider some of these facts so that at the end of the day we do not have some Members getting one committee and feeling like they are being unfairly treated. The other thing is about this proposal of chairpersons being in only one committee. In terms of procedure, I am sure chairpersons are elected after committees are already constituted. So, does it mean that if you are then elected a chair you will surrender a committee and then that chance is given to somebody who has been having one? That also needs to come out clearly. 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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