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    "id": 1202833,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to bring the attention of the House and that of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to Standing Order No. 185, which that talks about general application of rules in Committee of the Whole. That Standing Order says the same rules of order and of debate for conduct of business shall be observed in Committee of the Whole as in the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in order to mislead or misdirect the House that the Committee of the Whole is inferior simply because the Mace is lowered? Furthermore, if you look at Article 255 of the Constitution on Amendment of the Constitution; a proposed amendment shall be by referendum if it touches on a few things, part of which is on the principle of separation of powers. That principle of separation of powers makes a distinction between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. The point at which the Executive then wants to come to this House to perform roles that are legislative in nature, that will call for an amendment to the Constitution. I am raising this point of order not to spur debate, but just to guide us in our thinking. I believe that this is a matter that we should not contest. However, it is a matter that we should think deeply about and see how we can achieve it under the current laws. If we want to go to the extreme, how we can achieve it through a constitutional amendment, which perhaps will not be BBI, which could be that constitutional amendment that we need to declare the Senate the upper House and to strengthen the Senate?"
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