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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. One of the things we are seeing is that a fundamental understanding of the role of the Senate by the Judiciary-- and maybe in addition to what Sen. Murungi proposed, if you bring up an Act of Parliament, it can be declared unconstitutional in view of the unlimited jurisdiction of the courts and, particularly the High Court. Maybe time has come when we should engage the Judiciary so that they can better understand what the role of Parliament is and what the role of the Senate is in this whole constitutional make up. I would urge you, if you can use your good office with the Chief Justice to ensure that this takes place as quickly as possible because some of these mistakes that are being made which are so obvious are being made unwittingly by young advocates. Maybe a proper dialogue between us and them will sensitize the judges when it comes to matters that relate to the functioning of the Judiciary. 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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