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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muchai",
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        "legal_name": "George Mukuru Muchai",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this discussion and particularly before you make a ruling on the same. A lot of what I wanted to say has been said by hon. Jamleck Kamau particularly when he made reference to Standing Order No.2 on interpretation with regard to the term “Member”. However much as I agree with hon. Kamau and the immediate speaker who has spoken to this issue, I wish to invite your attention to Standing Order No.89(1) which speaks to the issue of matters sub judice or secret. This Standing Order provides that: “Subject to paragraph (5), no Member shall refer to any particular matter which is sub judice or which, by the operation of any written law, is secret.” Paragraph 2 of this Standing Order gives what is sub judice and it states that: “A matter shall be considered to be sub judice when it refers to active criminal or civil proceedings and the discussion of such matter is likely to prejudice its fair determination.” However, hon. Speaker, I wish to invite your attention to Paragraph 5 of this Standing Order. It makes provision in the following manner: It states that: “Notwithstanding this Standing Order, the Speaker may allow reference to any matter 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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