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    "id": 417654,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": ", in the case in which we had been sued by one activist with regard to our salaries, even the judges had the audacity of declaring that the Members of Parliament have been earning over and above that which was approved by the Sarah Serem Commission. Everybody knows that, that is a lie. In fact, we have never seen a court order, which is a lie itself and this was one of it. The salary that I earn is what was approved. In fact, when I heard the court order, I quickly asked for my latest pay slip and I found that the salary still remains the same. In fact, nothing has been added. I get very surprised that courts nowadays issue orders in vain. They know very well that they are not supposed to issue orders in vain. Orders must be directed at a certain action. When you issue an order and a guy is not earning more salary than he was earning, you are just fuelling animosity between us and the members of the public, who have elected us. Hon. Speaker, these judges come from a particular constituency. Unfortunately or fortunately for me, no judge comes from my constituency. If we had one from Ainabkoi Constituency, he would have been very sober. But if they have a problem with this House, they should approach their individual Members of Parliament who will assist them if they lack information, so that they can issue orders that are well informed. It is unfortunate that you can be misled down the road of issuing an order that is unconstitutional. In fact, this is one of the things that this House needs to consider as to whether injunctions can be issued when the other party has not been heard, particularly when it is directed towards another agency of Government. There is no urgency. We were not going to run away from this country. In fact, one of the qualifications for us to be a Member of Parliament is that we must not hold any other citizenship. So, I have nowhere else to run to. In fact, I will need to apply for a visa. So, there is no urgency in issuing an order before hearing both parties. That is the practice and if they are having a problem with that practice, we are going to codify it. This House, as hon. Mbadi once said, if there is any law which somebody thinks it is missing, these Members who are 349, including the 67 Senators to make 416 Members, have the capacity to make laws that are both constitutional and legal. I thank you, hon. Speaker and I support the Leader of the Majority Party."
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