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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. Yesterday, I left at the point where I was flagging out the letters that we received. I just wanted to bring to the attention of the House one issue. As you are aware, there has been an alleged order that was issued by a court purporting to stop proceedings of this House. Pursuant to the National Assembly Powers and Privilege Act, Chapter 6, Section 4 of this Act states as follows: “No civil or criminal proceedings shall be instituted against any Members for words spoken before or written in a report to the Assembly or a committee or by reason of any matter or thing brought by him therein by petition, bill, resolution, motion or otherwise.” Section 12 of the same Act states as follows: “No proceedings or decision of the Assembly or committee or privileges acting in accordance with this Act shall be questioned in any court.” Section 19 of the same Act clearly states that: “No Member or officer of the Assembly or no person employed to take minutes or evidence before the Assembly or any committee shall give evidence elsewhere in respect of the contents of those minutes of evidence or of the contents of any document laid before the Assembly or that committee or in respect of any proceedings or examination held before the Assembly or that committee without special leave first obtained.” Hon. Speaker, that is the law with regard to the privileges that this House enjoys. Article 117 (1) of the Constitution which is also very explicit on the powers of this House when it comes to debates in the Chamber clearly states as follows: “There shall be freedom of speech and debate in Parliament.” Hon. Speaker, on that particular Article there is no proviso to it and so there is no derogation by any court of law. Hon. Speaker, as I was mentioning yesterday, we received a letter from hon. Paul Muite who was acting on behalf of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) dated 25th of October in which they sought for an extension of time. We also received a letter from the 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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