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    "id": 511498,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Speaker. I am standing on a point of order on matters of constitutionality. I want to straightaway take you to Article 118 of the Constitution. Article 118(2) says:- “Parliament may not exclude the public, or any media from any sitting unless in exceptional circumstances the relevant speaker has determined that there are justifiable reasons for the exclusion”. This flows from Article 118(1)(b) which says:- Parliament shall facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and the business of Parliament and its committees. As we speak, there are a number of my constituents - and I speak here on behalf of the people of Suba Constituency - who wanted to witness, sit and see how we are deliberating a matter of national importance - the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill."
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