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    "id": 400563,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "The import of this is to recognize that this matter is in the Court of Appeal and also to show that this House respects the separation of powers. It respects the courts and the judiciary. If this amendment is carried, in the event that the Court of Appeal rules against or does not rule in favour of NCPB, then those provisions which would require the Executive to behave in a manner that is defined on Page 94 and Page 96 then become not tenable. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move and ask this House that in order to avoid conflict between Parliament and the Judiciary, we have this amendment carried so that it is very clear that in the event that the Court of Appeal will rule in favor of NCPB in invalidating the entire transaction, that is, the arbitral award that was given to Erad and the resultant court decree, then that payment should not be made; and that, the amounts so far paid should be refunded by the recipients of the money. I want to conclude by saying that this House has a duty to protect NCPB. As we talk, the accounts of NCPB are frozen. Today all the assets of NCPB have been attached. That is very serious. I have just mentioned the cyclical nature of farming in this country. We need to start thinking about this seriously. We know that 2014 will be ten years after the greatest famine of 2004. How will we help the disadvantaged members of this society who will be hard hit by famine if NCPB is brought to its knees by greedy individuals in this country? I beg to move that amendment and ask hon. Keynan to second it, just to show that actually, the Chairman of the Committee is in agreement with me."
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