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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muchiri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Local Government",
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        "legal_name": "Muchiri Geoffrey Gachara",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise. I did not, at any one time, demean that line of work. But I wanted to draw some distinction here. There is somebody called Bernard Shaw. Bernard Shaw said that a profession, sometimes, is a conspiracy against the laymen. In other words, Bernard Shaw was saying that most professions kind of conspire against the layman. I wonder whether the power of the pen, the power of the spoken word and the power of the broadcasted word is a conspiracy against the laymen. But, anyhow, may I also say this: That the freedom of speech, the freedom of movement and the freedom of this or that as enshrined in the Bill of Rights, is not unlimited. There are no unlimited rights. When we say that somebody has the right of movement, it does not mean that you can come into my land because it will be trespass. When we say that somebody has the right of expression, it does not say that he or she has to express himself or herself to the extent of injuring my reputation. So, I want it to be very clear, as we deliberate on this matter that, there is no freedom which is unlimited. There have been many cases in courts, including the Court of Appeal, to that extent. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to remind this House that there is something we call \"the neighbours principle\". You must care for your neighbour. You must take great care not to injure your neighbour, although you may not necessarily be your brother's keeper. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the neighbour principle is very clear, that whatever you do you must do it in such a way that you do not injure the reputation of your neighbour, either through slander, which means the spoken word, or through libel, the written word. This is exactly what we are trying to do. We want to tell the media, as Parliament, that they must be responsible. They must act responsibly! That is why there is the code of conduct, which is everywhere."
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