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    "id": 1064018,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I regret interfering with the thought process of my distinguished nephew, who is not even listening. Yesterday, a Member raised an issue on the Floor. You directed, and rightly so, as to whether we are debating the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 or the Report of the Committee. I think it was Sen. Nyamunga. You ruled very clearly and rightly so, both in law and in fact, that we are debating the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. This House is not debating any report; majority or minority. You can only make reference to the report in relation to clauses of the Bill. You cannot start debating a matter that is not before the House. Reports of committees, through precedence, usage and the Standing Orders on Bills inform and assist the Bill in the manner in which it is debated. If it is an amendable Bill, then the report of the Committee can propose amendments to the Bill. We cannot in the process of debating the Bill then cleverly disguise the debate and start debating a report of the Joint Committee that is not before the House."
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