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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The matter before the House that you need to address yourself to - and I am sure hon. Ichung’wah will read the Standing Orders very carefully when he wants to bring a Motion to discuss his colleague--- I hope he will do that. But the matter we want you to address yourself to - for all of us including myself - is that we must protect the dignity and integrity of Parliament and hon. Members. When you look at Article 1 – and hon. (Eng.) Gumbo, for reasons best known to him only read that Article selectively - if you go to Article 1(3), it says that sovereignty is delegated to the following State organs, which shall perform their functions in accordance with this Constitution. The first one is Parliament and its legislative assemblies in the county governments. I do not want to go to the Executive and the Judiciary. So, what does that tell you? It tells you that Parliament is a serious organ. Under your leadership, if you want to know the whole Chapter on the Legislature - the establishment and role of Parliament - if you go to Chapter 84, it tells you what Parliament is and its Members. Chapter 95 says it represents the people, constituencies and special groups. It is Parliament that enact laws. It is Parliament that is today discussing the national Budget. It is a serious institution; as serious as the Presidency; as serious as the Judiciary. Article 251, even those who feel it violates the Constitution, deals with abuse of office. This document has given this House the roadmap to take. So, I watched that clip and when a Member calls Parliament a house of triviality; a workshop, a lecture hall and a voting hall led by the Leader of the Majority Party--- You might hate hon. A.B. Duale but hon. A.B. Duale and Hon. Nyenze’s positions and that of the Speaker are created by this Constitution under Article 98. The only redress you have if you hate hon. A.B. Duale is to go and talk to the hearts and minds of each and every 216 Members of the Jubilee Coalition. But the Constitution has created this. If you do not like hon. Nyenze or the Speaker, then you will have a problem with the Constitution. What ideally hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona is saying, for the defenders of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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