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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Health and Sanitation",
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy, Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the amendment. This is because I think the ruling to annul will be made from the wrong premise. If you listen to the debate going on here, even the lawyers themselves are not in agreement as to the interpretation of this law. We Members who are not lawyers; the laymen, are even more lost. When you listen to the debate, all of us are giving different reasons. Some say it is the procedure followed, others the law and others the performance of Ringera. So, what is it that we are judging in this House? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are the conscience of the nation. We are supposed to give hope and peace to this nation. From what is going on here, we may have different reasons why we are opposing this amendment. One might not be very happy with Justice Ringera for something he did or did not do. Others are unhappy with the President for something he did or did not do while some are settling scores. Others might be very genuine. However, is that the environment in which this House should make such an important decision? I think separation of powers was done for a purpose. I am sure those who did that Constitution were not stupid at all. They knew what they were doing. I think our major role is to make laws and not to interpret them. Otherwise, we would all be interpreting the same here. Others’ roles are to implement. The Executive’s role is to evaluate because it has the process. Parliament does not have the process to evaluate performance of KACC officials because they are working according to the mandate given to them. Parliament’s role was to vet."
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