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    "speaker_name": "Hon. King’ara",
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        "legal_name": "Simon Nganga Kingara",
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    "content": "record. You can google it. Are they doing better? The answer is 100 per cent yes. I heard the other day that even if you say sorry 1,000 times, it remains one. They are now benefitting. Maybe, one would wonder, “Was it only that?”Allow me to give an example of Mr. Tan Kin Lian, a CEO in Singapore. When that country refused to respect the private sector, those people went to the Speaker’s corner and picketed there for days. That was just the other day, in 2008. They picketed until their cry was heard. Sobriety came and their economy started to grow. What is the economy of Singapore? I leave that answer to hon. Members. Sweden is another one. In Sweden, they have put laws and regulations on what to do at designated places. One of it is the designated area for picketing and demonstration. It is high time we got order and do things soberly, with a spirit of togetherness. Spain and Italy are other good role models. The list continues. Maybe one would ask: Is it happening in Africa? The answer again is yes. What do we do? We go to Uganda. What is happening in Uganda, our neighbour, and a small country? In Uganda, there are areas where you cannot demonstrate or picket. Go to the Parliament in Kampala. You cannot demonstrate or picket there. They have left that place for the entire country to operate normally. What are they doing to their international airport? You cannot go to block the road heading to Entebbe International Airport. You cannot picket there. You allow the country to move. In the High Court where all the country’s matters and affairs are carried out, you cannot demonstrate or picket there. All those countries have been able to do the same. Why have we been left behind? Have they lost because of being orderly? They have not lost. If anything, they have gained a lot. What I have talked about does not infringe Article 24 of the Constitution, especially paragraphs (d) and (a). Those paragraphs give room for other individuals’ rights to be protected. It is high time we went back and thought of how we can protect our economy and the people so that we can live in harmony. This will happen if we allow areas of demonstration, picketing and doing all manner of things which affects our economy and people."
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