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    "id": 526880,
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    "speaker_name": "December 30, 2014 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. Hassan",
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    "content": "Absolutely. I thank this House for that empathy. This Senate is a House of debate. Sen. Murungi, courts determine on matters of facts and law. If any magistrate or judge is sitting somewhere in front of his television watching me or Sen. Wetangula being persuaded by strong argument, they have the opportunity to persuade them differently. I do not think he or she will even make reference to this debate. This debate is important because we need to speak to public policy. This is a House of policy too. Mr. Speaker Sir, Motions do not influence the decisions of courts. If a judge is seated out there and has decided to listen to the eloquence of the Senators, he or she should not be guided by the debate. He still stands on the altar of facts and law. I want you to be guided. I reiterate my previous point and I can tell you that in this country the word “activist” is regarded as a shameful derogatory word. I now advise you from that activism which I still harbour in great supply. This is because in a country where the Constitution is under one of its most severe threats, you need no other way, but courage and activism. From that, they refer to this as an activism Constitution – iliandikwa na watu wa human rights. That is what they keep saying derogatorily. In Article 117 when activists said that Parliament should not be gagged, the activists had seen a situation of this nature. This is an avenue of redress which we need to discuss. You have the opportunity today to overhaul and set a new precedent that these Houses shall not be confined, restricted and gagged by the rules of"
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