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    "id": 1099376,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to condemn that action by especially the mainstream media houses. I am a journalist of good and long standing in this country. Journalists in this country are guided by the code of conduct and ethics. These are like the Bible or Quran for professional journalists. The principle of the verification of news is a cardinal principle. The code of conduct for journalists demands that before you publicize any information about any person, you must countercheck, verify and be sure that the information that you are publishing is factual. In one of our platforms, I said that at a very personal level, Sen. Kang’ata has been hurt by that kind of publication. The dignity and social standing of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya is in disrepute on account of that publication. This is because a wrong impression is created that Senators would transact Senate business from brothels. That is a serious matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just to help Sen. Kang’ata and this House, the procedure is very clear. First of all, this mater must be taken up with the Editor’s Guild. This is the body which authorizes publication of any information in all media houses. It is body for all the editors in this country. Secondly, this matter must be taken up with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). We have gone through this when I sat in newsrooms. This has happened to us before. The stopgap measure for the Speaker to do is to bar those media houses from the precincts of Parliament during the time of the investigations and decide on their readmission with certain conditions put on them to meet. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I really condemn that action."
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