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    "id": 1385830,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No. 47(3). But before I go there, Standing Order No.47(3) is all about the Speaker determining the constitutionality of a Motion or a Bill before it is processed by the House, and I will not read it because it is clear. I will for a moment talk about the Rulings made by the former Speaker, Hon. Justin Muturi, a legal mind of no mean repute and indeed, of his predecessors, in both the 11th and 12th Parliaments, which I was privileged to serve in. I speak on a specific Ruling that he made on 21st December 2021on the Constitutionality of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, on a Tuesday Afternoon. At page 298 of that Ruling, he said, and I am just but paraphrasing him: “That before I guide the House on the pertinent questions for determination, it is worth noting that Articles 3 and 10 of the Constitution oblige the Chair to respect, uphold and defend the Constitution. As you are aware, all the businesses that comes before the House are approved by the Speaker. And among other considerations, the Speaker applies his mind as to the constitutionality or otherwise, of such business as contemplated under Standing Order 47(3).” The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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