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    "id": 1017152,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017152/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu West, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Olago Aluoch",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 5,
        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Before I address that issue, I want to ponder several questions. Since 2015, the Chief Justice has been quite silent on this issue and suddenly, he has come up with this advisory. Is it possible that he could be acting at the behest of certain persons who are not in the House? Is it possible that he is acting on behalf of persons who would like to scuttle the BBI process? Is it possible that he is not acting alone? I brought up these three questions and I want to address this issue now; not just as a ranking Member of this House, but also as a ranking Member of the LSK and the contemporary of the CJ. What we have and are discussing today is not a judicial decision of the Supreme Court collectively or the CJ alone. It is simply an advisory and not a judicial decision. Advisory in legal interpretation means consultations. Such momentous decisions cannot be made without consulting the heads of the two other Arms of Government. The CJ acted recklessly and I have no qualms of saying so. However, now that he has already done so, it is upon us to tell the CJ that his advice is erroneous and wrong. We should also tell His Excellency the President why he must ignore that advice. If we do not do that, we would be failing in our duty as Members of this House. Article 261(7) uses the word"
}