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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You are the only person who has the benefit of the contents of that decision. No Member in this House has had a chance to read that judgment or the decision of the High Court. We are happy as a House that you are a lawyer of high standing in our judicial system. This House and the National Assembly, in addition to the other Speakers, will benefit from your experience on some of these matters. When you made the pronouncement a few minutes ago, I had the feeling that you satisfied yourself, as our Speaker, that by reading the judgment of the court, it was proper for Sen. Orwoba to be in the House. However, this is a House of debate and order where we borrow from previous rulings of the House, the Speaker, and so on. I join my colleagues in saying that it may be necessary for you, as the Speaker, to provide that particular ruling so that Members will have a chance. Also, Members of this House who are lawyers can also apply their legal minds to this. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenyans heard the debate of this House on that Motion. The same public should also be informed as to the reason why Sen. Orwoba finally came. Nobody should, in any way, directly or indirectly deny our colleague, Sen. Orwoba, the benefit of the judicial system in this country. If it is truly pursued within the framework of the law and also our procedure here, then she will enjoy the benefit of the law. As the Senate, we need to be careful so that our reputation is recognised by our citizens. As I conclude, Article 159 of our Constitution talks about judicial authority and 159(1) says: “Judicial authority is derived from the people and vested in and shall be exercised by the courts and the courts and tribunals established by the Constitution.” Article 159(2) states - “In exercising judicial authority, the courts and tribunals shall be guided by the following principles; justice shall be done to all irrespective of status.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the principle set in Article 159; that justice shall be done to all including Sen. Orwoba. It is an issue that this House needs to converse, so that even when we have a similar situation tomorrow, we will have something to refer to. I have a lot of faith in this House and in your leadership. This should not be used to diminish the status of this House. So, I want to join my colleagues in saying it may be necessary for you as our leader and as a legal mind, to spend time and allow us to benefit from the contents of the judgement. Moreover, Members are asking to whom it was directed. We have not seen the pleadings. Who was sued? Who was the defendant? We know the plaintiff was Sen. Orwoba. Who are the defendants or the parties in that suit? Normally, orders are directed to the plaintiff of a particular case. Thank you."
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