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    "content": "Hon. Members, the term “ sub judice” can be translated loosely from Latin to mean “under judicial consideration”. In the Commonwealth tradition, the sub judice rule arose out of a desire by Parliament to prevent its comment and debate from exerting an influence on courts and thus prejudicing the positions of parties and witnesses in such court proceedings. The doctrine is also premised on the constitutional principle of separation of powers by which Parliament should not be seen as trying to deal with matters that properly belong to the Judiciary. In Kenya, this principle has been observed for a long time. On 1st November, 1966, for example, Speaker Humphrey Slade had this to say when a similar matter arose in the House:-"
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