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    "id": 82113,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, for clarifying what I said earlier. The point I am making is that we owe the country a duty. There is more responsibility being given to this House. This House will set the pace for the 11th Parliament, which will even have a bigger role to play as the sole legislative agent of the nation, without the presence of the Government. It is important that perhaps between now and the year 2012 we start implementing ahead of schedule some of the requirements, for example, what is contained within Clause 122 of the new Constitution in terms of the manner in which you move a Minister out of office; we have some due process that sets out clearly what will happen in Parliament: Take a matter through the Committees of Parliament and by the time somebody is told he needs to resign or to step aside, it is very clear that the due process has been followed. I am happy that the House is unanimous on this issue. I would like to say that one of the fundamental contents of committee reports should be the legal reforms that are required to seal the loopholes that have facilitated the misuse or loss of any funds. We expect at the end a committee report to say that we need to amend chapter this or clause this or this law; we can then put part of the report in a miscellaneous amendment bill. That way we can amend laws and continuously close gates, so that no horses bolt and then we come looking for them long after they have gone. I could go on and on, but with those remarks, I beg to support."
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