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    "id": 1568642,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1568642/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I wish to bring to your attention a matter that is important to this House regarding how this Parliament operates. A ruling was made today concerning a matter pending before the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC). This is a House of procedure, traditions, and precedence, as has been pronounced by previous Speakers. It is established that when a matter is seized by the House and committed to a committee by the Speaker, the courts must wait until Parliament concludes its work on that matter. Only then can anyone go to court to litigate the issue. A committee of the House is a sitting of this plenary. One cannot injunct the House from doing its work and fulfilling its constitutional mandate. Articles 95 and 96 discuss this. We also cannot legislate on a matter already before a court of law; we must wait for the court to conclude the matter, after which we can legislate. Something happened a week ago, and I think, in your wisdom, you were lenient because you wanted to maintain decorum as head of one arm of government. However, Parliament will not endure this any longer. When a Bill is presented in Parliament, it goes through the First Reading on the Floor of the House and is then committed to a committee. Anyone who has an issue with that Bill must wait for it to proceed through the Second Reading, Third Reading, and assent. After that, they may go to court and declare it unconstitutional—whether it be the entire Bill, a section, or any clause they are not happy with, assuming the court agrees. An injunction to halt Parliament's operations means Parliament cannot function in this country. 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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