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    "id": 1388410,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my point of order is to appeal to you. The appeal is arising from the provisions of the Rules of Procedure. I invite you to look at Rule No.22 in our Standing Orders. I am appealing to you that you vacate your direction, in order to accommodate the time constraints, the Counsel for the County Assembly should lose his opportunity to cross-examine two witnesses. Rule No. 22 says- “A witnesses presented shall be led in evidence, cross-examined and, where necessary and only for purposes of clarification of issues that may have arisen in cross- examination, a witness may be re-examined.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the long years of experience in this Parliament, I know that whatever decision we make here is still open to being challenged in the High Court. If we are going to be found to have breached our own Rules, our very ultimate decision is open to being challenged. We are not going to dine from---"
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