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"speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am rising on this point of order because Sen. Cherargei is a lawyer and we believe in constitutionalism. If there was no rule of law entirely in this country, there are so many Senators and Members of National Assembly who are facing charges in court, but because of the Constitution, nobody can kick them of this House. A Member should not be in order to malign others on the basis of allegations. Who has more reputatonal challenge; is it the one who has allegations made against them or one who is already charged in court? I am appealing to him that we respect the Constitution which is why even after a Member of Parliament has been convicted, the law protects one till an appeal has been exhausted; the law protects you. If a Member of Parliament, a lawyer and a Senator who wants to be a governor can misconstrue the law and allege that---"
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