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    "id": 1399507,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe I cannot get factual on the statement of fact under Standing Order No.105, since I do not know when he was admitted. Allow me to withdraw that part called junior and call him my learned friend. However, you do not need to question the chairman emeritus of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) because the fact that I am the chair emeritus of JLAC, that surpasses anything else. It means I have seen a lot in the practice and I am senior. In fact, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) should have given me senior counsel by virtue of being a JLAC emeritus chair when this country was undergoing many challenges, including the issue of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which we stood tall. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in support of this conflict of interest, let any public officer know that you cannot sue a Member of Parliament for representing his people. Personally, my suit in court is because I spoke about the roads in Nandi. I will not be intimidated and blackmailed by pedestrian civil suits against me. I will always stand to represent. The other day, we were discussing Meru and another day other counties because our business is to represent. The moment you gag MPs then we do not have necessity to be elected. This is because one of the roles of a Member of Senate is to do representation and oversight, which I am doing. I know that suit is trying to intimidate me not to oversight the work people are doing. However, we are going to come back better, bigger and with a bang. I want to assure you to take my word. With those very many remarks, I beg to support this Bill. Thank you very much."
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