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    "id": 266880,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I followed closely the request by the Member for Mathira. If my recollection is correct, Members cannot ask questions whose information they have or is generally available. The interpretation of harambees is contained in the Elections Act which was passed by this House. Therefore, I do not see why the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs will be coming to make a Ministerial Statement on a law that has been passed by this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to urge the Member for Mathira to refer to the Elections Act and if the Elections Act is not clear, then the Speaker has also ruled that the issue of interpretation of the laws is not a matter for this House. It is a matter for the courts. I would want to assist the Member, first of all, by referring to the Act and after that instead of having to drag the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs to come and engage in an exercise in futility, to seek the necessary interpretation within the courts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am unable to give any undertaking as to whether the Minister can come because I do not believe that it is the duty for the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs to come and provide the information so requested."
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