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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, the Motion is quite long, I have looked at it and I am sure all of you have looked at it on your iPads and know the content. It is fair to say one thing, as I had earlier indicated when we were dealing with the issue of petitions, which is provided in Article 119(1) of the Constitution, every person has the right to petition Parliament on any matter, but it is within its authority. It is very important when looking at some of these issues at the time of cross-referencing that; it must be within the authority of Parliament. It is for that reason people have gone to court and obtained judgement in their favour. You cannot petition Parliament for enforcement because we do not deal with that. This is not within our authority. I do not know why it is difficult for all of us to appreciate some of these simple English words. Somehow, I think with time we will begin to internalise them. Article 125 appears to be everybody’s punching bag because it says that Parliament or any of its Committees has the power to summon any person. By summoning a person, you must deal with matters that are within your authority. This is because you may find yourselves inviting or summoning people who after appearing leave you extremely bitter and very angry persons. We do not want you to be angry. I am not aware about the CS who appeared, he must have left people angry. So, Hon. Members, I will put the Question."
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