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    "id": 1354954,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1354954/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "For all I know, the matter in court did not in any way restrain or give orders against Parliament carrying out its constitutional mandate of debating and approving deployment. In line with the Constitution, Parliament does not deploy officers. What it does is to consider such a Motion for approval of deployment of those officers. It is other agencies, but not Parliament, who are restrained from deploying. Hon. Opiyo has been here as long as I have been. He knows from the 11th Parliament, under Speaker Justin Muturi, that there is a retinue of precedents on what the courts can and cannot injunct Parliament to do. Part of that is that the courts cannot injunct Parliament from doing what it is constitutionally mandated to do. My good brother, Hon. Opiyo knows that because he has been here. I know this is good politics for those who are in the Minority. However, it is politics in the wrong theatre. I would advise them to play it in the courts or in rallies but not here. We cannot be stopped from doing what we ought to do. The precedence that was set by Speaker Muturi is that the courts must wait for Parliament to do its work then proceed with their determination after that. If you also look at Standing Order No.89 (5) it says: “Notwithstanding this Standing Order, the Speaker may allow reference to any matter before the House or a Committee.” Our own Standing Orders do not stop us from discussing matters before court. The Speaker can allow a Member to make reference to a matter before a court without going into the facts that are being prosecuted before the courts. I, therefore, submit that this matter is properly before the House and there is absolutely nothing that the House will be debating that is sub- judice if the House agrees with the Motion of approving the deployment of our officers to Haiti."
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