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    "id": 526863,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": ", then I do not know what is sub judice. The pleadings have been tabled before this House. This is in Petition No. 60 of 2014 in the matter of so many things, but finally it is in the matter of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) and the Attorney- General of the Republic of Kenya. All that you need to do or everybody needs to do to be able to make an informed ruling on this matter, is to read the declarations that are sought in this Petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must, first of all, say that it is important that the Senate Majority Leader has brought this matter of sub judice as a preliminary objection before the Motion is moved. This is because if the Motion were to be moved and the Senate Minority Leader has one hour to move it; the seconder will have maybe another ten or thirty minutes, in that case, if indeed, the matter is sub judice, it will go beyond repair. There will be damage beyond repair because the Motion would have been moved and matters sub judice would have been canvassed. I do not need to go back to what sub judice is because Standing Order No. 92 is clear. Therefore everybody should read and understand. However, if you look at the Motion, the first thing it is seeking - and it is important to read this out - is that the Security Laws (Amendment) Act No. 19 of 2014 is unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void and as consideration and passage of the Bill violated Article 110 (3) and (4) of the Constitution---. That is important because if you read page 26 of the Petition, you find that what is being sought by the petitioners at “a” is a declaration that the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 in its entirety was not procedurally debated and passed by the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya and “b” is important, it reads:- “That the presidential assent to Security Laws (Amendment) Bill was unconstitutional and improper, the National Assembly having failed to comply with Article 110(3) and (4) of the Constitution of Kenya and, therefore, invalid, and therefore, null and void.” That is exactly ---"
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