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    "id": 1017324,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017324/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, according to the mandatory terms under Article 261(7) for the President to exercise jurisdiction, he must check that an order was transmitted to Parliament. We want the President to check in the communication by the CJ that an order was directed to Parliament and the Attorney- General, and served to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate in order for Article 261 (7) to apply. Lastly, in terms of practicality, the Constitution under Article 260 says that we are supposed to breath life into it. It is supposed to be interpreted in such a way that it is not a contradiction. If you dissolve Parliament today and go on an election in 90 days, chances are there will be a further default if those mechanisms that are contemplated under this Constitution are not put in before that dissolution. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is my view that the CJ acted prematurely, in a hurry and without ensuring that certain minimal things were done. It almost appears as if he has become an activist while he is supposed to be a President and the Chief presiding judge of the highest court of the land. I support."
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