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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I need to get some clarification because there is a veiled threat that is coming from the Chair that if I want to speak in a certain way, I must do certain things in a certain way. This is a very important issue because we must find a balance between the Constitution and my right to speak my mind in Parliament; the Constitution is supreme. By the way, I was in this House when a Member of this House was murdered and the Government was required to vote in a particular way. It is only two hon. Members in the Government who stood to speak the truth and today, we are happy that they did what they did. So, we should have little hindsight. We have come a long way and if in this day and time you are telling me that every time, before I speak, I must find out from the Attorney- General or from Prof. Saitoti what to say, then leave alone being a Member of the Government, I should not even be a Member of Parliament. It is a serious issue for me because what you are doing to me is that you are making a veiled threat to me and I take it very seriously that if a crime is committed, then I should just stand in this House and behave as if nothing has happened. I need a clarification on that and I will never take a threat."
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