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    "content": "Hon. Members, with respect to the matter touching on Hon. Sossion, I wish to remind the House that Article 95 of the Constitution obliges this House and its committees to deliberate on and resolve issues of concern to the people. Such issues are deliberated upon and resolved in the public interest, but not to serve personal interests. Ideally, once a Member declares a personal interest in a matter, he or she has two options. That is to either contribute to deliberations in a manner that does not lead to their interest conflicting with the public interest or where the Member so elects or feels that they cannot resolve their conflict of interest in the appropriate manner, refrain from contributing to the deliberations or recuse oneself. Any other conduct would amount to courting disorder in the House and its committees and should attract the specified sanctions under the Standing Orders. In this regard, if as alleged, Hon. Sossion declared his interest and thereafter conducted himself in a manner that exhibited a clear conflict, the Chairperson of the Committee was adequately empowered by the Standing Orders to take the appropriate action."
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