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    "id": 174911,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in supporting Mr. Mungatana in seeking clarification, I would also want to seek clarification of your ruling on this matter; how does the Press classify the humble servant of Turkana Central as an enemy of the Press number two. I want to know what kind of ranking was used. I am a Member of the Energy, Communications and Public Works Committee. That is the Committee that sponsored the clause that was attempting to delete Section 88 of the Principal Act and brought it to the House as any Committee would do, having been petitioned by the media owners and media houses, but it was defeated on the Floor of the House. As responsible Parliamentarians, we must abide by the decisions of the House. I sat here with my Chairman trying to convince hon. Members. When the Minister of the Government and another Member put sense to us, we quickly realised that we were about to commit a very dangerous crime. Subsequently, when I sat on the Chair, where you are, I had to uphold the decision of the majority, and we had given the minority their say. That is democracy and the way this House works. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Press is arguing as if the Tenth Parliament added a new Clause to a law that never existed. That is not true. We would wish that as you give your clarification, you show that the Bill was passed by the Ninth Parliament and the President rejected it. In the Tenth Parliament we have worked extremely hard to ensure that the new amendments came to the Floor and the decision of the House must be respected."
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