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    "id": 1017039,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017039/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, the effect of dissolution of Parliament as contemplated in Article 261(7) could be to prematurely cut short the term of Parliament thereby precipitating a general election. I read some lawyers including the president of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) saying, by taking the legislature back to election, it is not a by- election, it is a general election. A general election is when the House closes full swing. If we go to a general election, the only general election contemplated in the Constitution is in Article 101(1). It says every second Tuesday of August, every fifth year there will be a general election. That applies to the President in the reading of Article 136, it applies to governors in the reading of Article 180 and it applies to county assembly members within the reading of Article 177. There is a difference between intelligence and wisdom. That is why I tell people, the former Chief Justice, Willy Mutunga was a man who was misunderstood. He was a man with a lot of wisdom. I am sure wherever he is, he could not have done this. There are things you do that even if the Constitution is explicit on them, you must look at other factors such as public interest. There must be wisdom. With a lot of respect, I do not want to discuss the conduct of the Chief Justice, but within the reading of Article 261(7) that he has followed, he must answer a number of questions. I am happy we are going to court to look for interpretation. He is the President of the Supreme Court, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}