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    "id": 271165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwau",
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        "legal_name": "John Harun Mwau",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to have your ruling as to whether the portion of the Standing Order that you have read would be unconstitutional when read in conflict with Article 28 of the Constitution of Kenya. The matter at hand relates to individuals whose dignity is being violated by foreigners. They can come here, go out there and call our leaders all sorts of names, brand us all sorts of criminals and the Standing Orders gag us from responding, yet Article 28 of the Constitution deals with human dignity. Those people are entitled to dignity. The Article reads that:- “Every person has the inherent dignity and right to have that dignity respected and protected”. That Standing Order as far as it relates to them opening the dignity of Members of this House to be violated with impunity by foreigners, then that Standing Order, as far as I am concerned, would be unconstitutional. Further, I would like to refer to Article 10; the national values and principles of governance. Article 10(2)(b) refers to human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights and non-discrimination. You cannot say that one white man can come here because he is a dignitary in England and abuse our Ministers here and we cannot discuss him here because he is a foreigner. It cannot be allowed. That is unconstitutional and your ruling then will be required."
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