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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Constitution - although we do not want to go into a lot of merits - Article 201 is so clear. Article 201(c) (d) and (e) states as follows:- “(c) the burdens and benefits of the use of resources and public borrowing shall be shared equitably between present and future generations; (d) public money shall be used in a prudent and responsible way; and, (e) financial management shall be responsible and fiscal reporting shall be clear.” The borrowing that we do is not for the Government of the day; it is for today and the future generations. Debt and the burden of debt is a trap that can lead the country into what we saw Greece go through. A European Union (EU) Member of first world country was technically insolvent because of reckless borrowing. The Europeans had to come together to salvage Greece. This country has no members of the African Union (AU) that come together to salvage us if we go into terrible headwinds. Therefore, I urge this House and the leadership on both sides that this will be a patriotic duty. We have seen angry reactions from the members of the public. I would like to inform the Senate Majority Leader to forget about the angry people who abuse each other on Twitter . There have been radio call-ins, television talk shows and editorials. Unfortunately, this House is carrying the sin committed in the other House. This is because the people out there do not know that the Senate was not involved in this reckless decision."
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