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    "content": "Order, Hon. Members. Babu Owino, take your seat. Order, Hon. Wanjala. I will not deny you the right to vote on this Bill by sending you out, remain here and vote. Hon. Members, I know that is what you are soliciting for but I will not give in to it. Each and every one of you has the right to be in this House to represent the people who sent you here to legislate for this country and oversee the Executive. Therefore, nobody – and I mean nobody – has any colour of right either in law or in fact to prevent you from coming here to perform your duties. Seeing how many we are here is a testimony to the fact that you came in freely. Secondly, the grounds of Parliament, as stated by Senior Counsel Hon. Otiende Amollo, are hallowed and protected. That is why no Member can be arrested or served with any court summons or processes within the precincts of Parliament. You are protected to that extent. Beyond the precincts of Parliament, the Speaker and the administration of Parliament have no jurisdiction. Our jurisdiction is here in the Chamber and within the precincts of Parliament. I instructed the Leader of the Majority Party, after Hon. Wandayi raised the issue, to get in touch with the Police – to speak to the Inspector-General and bring him to the attention that whatever law enforcement activities are going on out there, they should not in any way interfere with your legislative work. I have been in these precincts since 6.00 a.m. No single Member has come to me to report any prevention, harassment or interference in coming to do their work. If I get any information or report, I will act on it. Twenty minutes ago, I had a meeting with the Serjeant-at-Arms and his team to ask them if they had any reports on security issues around Parliament. They indicated to me that they are hearing noises out there but within the precincts of Parliament, they have no report to make because there are no incidents. That being the case, Hon. Members, I want to encourage you. So far, so good. You have debated this Bill with extreme decorum and intellectual industry. You have done such a fantastic job. There could have been a few errant Members but the majority of you have been very good. Kenyans have watched each and every one of you speaking to this Bill. Now that you have reached the level of going to vote, I want to encourage you to carry the same honour to the people who sent you here. We are here to protect their interests not physically but intellectually. We must be 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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