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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Before we move on, it is important that you look at Standing Order No.180 on duties of committee chairperson: “Subject to the provisions of these Standing Orders and the directions of the committee, a chairperson of a committee shall— (a) preside at meetings of the committee; (b) perform the functions and exercise the powers assigned to office of the Chairperson by the committee, resolutions of the Assembly or legislation; (c) be the spokesperson of the committee.” So, please, if you are not a spokesperson of a committee and a matter is before you, do not open your mouth purporting to speak on behalf of the committee. Only the chairperson can do that. In his absence, the vice-chairperson takes charge. In their absence, it is a person designated by the members to speak. So the rest of you must…. Then look at Standing Order No.182 on sittings of committees. They are to be determined by the chairperson or on a petition made by at least seven members of that committee. But a meeting of the committee may be held outside the precincts of Parliament without the approval of the Speaker. Therefore, it is important that we appreciate that. More importantly, there was an issue raised by Hon. Makali Mulu before he left; he made his contribution and left. I think the point he raised is useful for the House to consider. That if a chairperson is going to be restricted to being a member of only one committee and you do not know whether you are going to be a chairperson, it therefore means that we must resort to some other practice and/or tradition, which is the tradition which used to exist under the former constitutional dispensation, that any Member duly elected to the House could vie for the position of Speaker and upon election would relinquish the parliamentary seat to which he or she had 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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