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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "carefully consider the provisions of Standing Order No.103(2), especially on its conclusion, considering it is the conclusion that makes the final determination on how we guard this House. If you read Standing Order No.103(2)- “A matter shall be considered to be sub judice when it refers to active criminal or civil proceedings---” Unfortunately, that is where many of our colleagues pause at. The important part of the Standing Order begins here and I will read. “---and the discussion of such matter is likely to prejudice its fair determination.” Why did we include that Standing Order? As I have pointed out to you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, on many occasions, it falls upon you to make that determination; that whether the discussion of a particular matter is going to prejudice, firstly, the fair determination of that matter or also prejudice the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers; where on certain occasions, this House can be injuncted by busybodies. You know for a fact that the kind of courts we have nowadays, someone can easily walk to court and come with an order, stopping us even from existing as a House. Are we going to comply? That is why Standing Order No.103(2) was listed in that manner. Finally, I have listened to Sen. Sifuna well and heard him say that there are orders specific to the Speaker of the National Assembly. I do not know if amongst the papers you are looking at as you make determination, there are specific orders to you, as the Speaker of the Senate, and as a House, to stop the consideration of this matter. If there are such orders, I wish that you present them before the House even as you consider the first point that I had raised. I beg to stop there."
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