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    "id": 981334,
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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to move: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97 (4), this House orders that each speech in a debate on any Sessional Paper shall be limited as follows: A maximum of two and a half hours, with not more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover in moving and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Sessional Paper is not moved by the Chairperson of the relevant Committee), and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and further that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order. As you will appreciate, Sessional Papers provide the overarching framework for policy issues which then guide the legislation and operation of the affected departments and all that hence very important. I just want to also mention that Sessional Papers will first of all come to the House through the route of having gone through a Departmental Committee or the relevant Committee. Hence, the detailed debate and appearances of the stakeholders should be taking place in a Committee. That is so that by the time it is brought to the House, it is with a Report hence Members use this time only to highlight any issue that needs to get into the Hansard for purposes of showing why the House did or did not approve a certain Sessional Paper. These sessional papers, once approved, could well guide future direction for many years to come. For example, the Sessional Paper No.1 of 1965 guided the economic policy of this country for so many years. So it is important that we do that, but also know that the time we have granted within this limitation is not unrealistic; it is possible to actually put on record all the issues contained within a sessional paper, provided detailed debate and presentations have actually taken place within the framework of the committee. Against that background, I beg to move and ask Hon. Pukose to second."
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