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    "id": 904412,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "This Bill reminds me of a teacher who resonated with me very well. The late Deker Ibrahim; a great teacher. She stopped a conflict that was ongoing for five years by just mobilizing women. We, as individuals and leaders, can do small things that can influence the society in a major way, so that our people stop fighting each other. I am sorry because I get emotional when I talk about conflict. What do people gain when they propagate messages that causes conflict and death? That is the question I always ask myself. Clause 9 talks about constitution of the Board. I believe the quorum of four commissioners is not good enough. Here we are talking about three commissioners and one chairman which makes them four. If they disagree, there is no mechanism to balance and ensure there is one extra person when they cast their votes. If two are on this side and the other two are on other, then there will be a stalemate when they are taking vote. I am making that recommendation because the kind of people we nominate to these commissions sometimes may be busy with other things. Getting a quorum where there are only four people may pose a problem. As much as we are thinking about the wage bill and being efficient with resources, we have to think about the practicality of the issue. Let us have at least five or at most nine commissioners, just like any other commissions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of the procedure for nominations, given what happened in court in the other nominations process, I am happy Clause 11 of this Bill is speaking to it. That is clarified in terms of the selection process for those commissioners. We are leaving it to Parliament to nominate and vet. What are they vetting? They are the same people who nominated. I am running out of time, so I am skipping so many things. Let me comment on Clause 33."
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