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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to reply to this Motion on behalf of the joint committee and on behalf of Hon. Katoo ole Metito who was co- chairperson of that committee with a member from the Senate. First of all, I want to thank all the Members who have contributed to this Motion in support of adoption of the report of the joint committee and also thank the 10 members of the committee who attended without fail; there was no one time a member was missing every time we were called by the two Clerks. I also want to thank both Houses of Parliament for debating this Motion. The debate has gone very well here and in the Senate. We are looking forward to the election of members to EALA as our representatives despite the delay. I would also want to request and urge Members to adopt this report and pave way for the election of members of EALA tomorrow. I am happy that the Jubilee members are here now. It would be very important that we elect the nine members, five from Jubilee and four from NASA: three members of Jubilee being men and two women, three members of NASA being men and one woman. The way the ballot paper will be designed will be such that you can see gender, regional balance because of the counties, expertise and experience in terms of age. Most of the members who will be there are former Members of this House and therefore competent to handle matters of EALA in Arusha. We also have youth and experience in terms of men and women who have served Parliament for many years. I therefore urge Members that if you tick the ballot paper more than nine times then that ballot paper will be spoilt. So I urge Members to observe what we have guided as a committee so that we have no spoilt vote. In the event there is such, the election will have to be repeated. We really want to vote once tomorrow. It would be good for our country to be represented in EALA. Hon. Speaker, I beg to reply. I thank you and the House."
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