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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Thank you, honourable Senators. I would not want us to revisit a matter where I have already given a ruling. However, this is a very weighty matter. I think it is important to emphasise some of the matters you have raised. First, I want to thank you for your positive sentiments. This was not really a matter of your Speaker being in the limelight but the Senate because we passed a resolution to that effect. Without your support, my leadership would not have done much. Two, it was a very humbling experience, as a number of you have stated, to appear before the Supreme Court to make the conscious decision of whether we were promoting the rule of law and constitutionalism or whether we want to go back to the stone age where people fight with rungus, pangas and stones. Considering where I come from, that is not a route I want to take. I listened to two Senators yesterday, Sen. Munyes and Sen. Lonyangapuo, who almost brought a theatre of the chaos in their counties to the Senate. It is very important for us to make a difference. In the 21st Century, in a democracy and a country that believes in the rule of law and these institutions, when the Constitution makes provisions on how disputes and interpretations are handled, then we are in the right institutions. Fortunately for us, our Constitution is very clear and we have the Judiciary to interpret. I could not agree more with the sentiments about the Attorney-General that were raised by Sen. Orengo. I just The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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