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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I may also make my contributions to this Motion. From the outset, I would like to support this Motion, first of all, by thanking the Mover and the Seconder of this Motion for seeing it fit that they should look at the very issues that we have been interrogating as a Senate with regard to our relationship with the courts and they saw it fit to form an ad hoc committee. This is politics and we are here as politicians to play politics in this House. We know that if you are still playing your politics “ kwa ligi ndogo ”, it is high time you moved to a bigger league so that your politics can be heard and listened to. It is only in this wisdom that the Mover of this Motion saw it fit that he gets an ad hoc committee that is extra-ordinary by having representation from the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader and also to pick on eminent lawyers who can help interrogate these issues with the courts and also to pick on very distinguished Senators who have had a long standing experience. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am very pleased to note that Standing Order No.177 with regard to gender threshold has been met; at least we have four women and we can live with that for the moment. It is quite encouraging to note that the Mover of this Motion noted that it was important to ensure that women leaders were there and even those who are not lawyers. I note that Sen. (Dr.) Zani is there and she will be able to contribute immensely having been a teacher of long standing. As we know, we now have rogue courts that have decided to take the Senator for a ride. They do not have respect for the doctrine of separation of powers. I am glad that when you were on the Floor of the House, you noted that it is not all the judges who are rogue; there are other judges who are eminent and who I agree with you in private discussions actually say that they get shocked at the political activism that some judges have actually taken to. They have decided to become politicians. These are the kind of judges we are hoping can step aside from the Bench and come and join us in this august House other than doing politics on the Bench. I hope that when this Ad Hoc committee begins its honourable task, it will be able to jumpstart the ill relationship that exists between us and the Judiciary. It is high time that we had respect for the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. I do not see any reason why the Judiciary does not appreciate and respect the constitutional work that this Senate has been given. It is our inherent right to impeach governors. We do not just do it in an ad hoc manner; we do it based on reason and proper evidence before us. Once more, I want to congratulate the Mover of this Motion. I beg to support. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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