Chairperson, hon Minister, I must admit that my caucus has been disadvantaged in the sense that our member who serves on the committee is out of the country; he is in Kenya.
This morning, while compiling the speech for this debate, we were under the impression that the withdrawal of citizenship applies to all categories of citizens. In that sense we were going to object.
After your explanation, hon Minister, that this withdrawal of citizenship only applies to those who got their citizenship through naturalisation, I think that's a fair argument. [Applause.]
Standing where I am, I want to differentiate between what we say in ...
... abomsinsi wokuzimilela nalaba bokufika.[... regard to the citizens and the foreigners.]
In the old adage you cannot really bite the hand that feeds you or that has fed you. For this reason, I had to quickly consult my seniors to ask what stand we are going to take as I will be standing at the podium. We are not going to oppose this Bill. I thank you. [Applause.]