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    "id": 83390,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am looking at page 194 of the Constitution. It says:- “The members of the Commission shall include---“ It says “shall include” which means it is broader and expansive. So, other than having the professions of the categories of the people listed in the Constitution, the Constitution allows a broader basis for those who qualify. Those who are mentioned are public administration, human rights and government. The Constitution, therefore, says it is mandatory to have at least a commissioner with experience in public administration, another one probably with human rights and another with government. However, that does not mean you cannot have an engineer. So, if you continue to categorize and spell out qualifications, you are limiting what the Constitution is--- In fact, according to me even a priest can be a member. A member of Legio Maria can also be a member. But for purposes of the Constitution to ensure that the process is what it is designed to be, it is mandatory to have people from these three categories. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we should leave it as it is in the Constitution. We should not even consider it in the Bill because the Constitution already tells us who qualifies. When we begin to limit people, then the point Eng. Gumbo was making about exclusivity, discrimination would then come in. The Constitution is not restrictive. It is expansive and inclusive."
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