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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Senators! First, I want to say that I share with the earlier contributions and concerns as to how we process the business of the House. I have been persuaded by Sen. Murkomen and other Senators who have spoken, saying that they need a considered ruling. I feel like I should not make it now; I will make it at a later time. One thing I want to confirm now is that, one – and I said this yesterday when this matter also came up – that we do not seem to appreciate the provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution. That is what has made us, as a House, to go to the Supreme Court for the Advisory Opinion. That opinion is out there; we have correspondence to the effect that, first, the two Speakers must agree on each and every Bill. Because for the Bill to finally become an Act of Parliament, it will need both Houses, either by debating on the two Bills, or the fact that the Speaker of one House can agree with the other House; that should be good enough. So, that is our position as a Senate. We will maintain that position. For those ones of you who are Members of the Rules and Business Committee (RBC), you know the many strategies that we have been considering, which I think might be premature to state here, including the self-help strategies promoted by the Senator for Meru. But I think what is really important and what has been guiding us is fidelity to the rule of law and constitutionalism. On that one, we want to promise each other that will remain so. On the discussions on whether the content of the specific Bill that is before the National Assembly on the media, one, I have always said Standing Order No.88(5) does 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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