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    "id": 1017050,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I agree with the decision of the Hon. Chief Justice. I speak as a lawyer and as someone who comes from a gender activism background. There is nothing wrong with being a gender activist. We are all activists for our constituents. I am an activist of Suba North, of fishermen and of gender. I have no apologies for that. Parliament has done its bit. We have brought several Bills before this House many times in the past. Parliament has expressed itself. Parliament does not have to express itself in only one direction. Parliament can say yes or no. Parliament has said no. Parliament having said no, the matter moves to a different authority. The different authority is the Chief Justice. Nobody insulted Parliament when it made its decision. The Chief Justice has also made his decision based on Article 261(7) of the Constitution. It is nothing personal. If we really want to help this country and this House, let us depersonalise the attacks against the Chief Justice because he is doing his work. He extricated himself and has finished his work. That is why Hon. Otiende calls him a functus officio 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."
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