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    "id": 526898,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "On a Point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think I will speak from here because I have spoken from there for many years as a Minister. I could as well stand here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I thank you for having accepted to allow this Session to sit. That is a great mark of patriotism. It has helped us come together as two sides of this House to deliberate on this matter. Let me also say that we, who through the Senate Minority Leader requested this sitting, would have opted for this sitting to have occurred before we took the matter to the court. However, time is always passing. Therefore, time passed until such time that the urgency of taking the matter to the court preceded the sitting of this House. We would have really wanted the issue before the court to be by- partisan. Bringing this House together today helps us to debate a matter of national importance that we have taken to court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to address myself to two issues. The first issue that I want to address myself to is whether we are being asked to pre-empt a matter before the court, which my friend Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki raised. That is related to another matter that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has also brought forward, whether discussing this matter can in any way prejudice the justices hearing this case; or whether it can, in any way, influence their opinion, their mind or their way of looking at the case. Mr. Speaker, Sir, precedence in this House is very important, especially precedence when it come to the rulings of Speakers, present and past. The ruling of Speaker Marende that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has referred to is dated the 10th September, 2009. It was on a matter and I will read the heading of that ruling:- “Ruling on objections to debate on the Report of the Joint Sittings of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the Appointment of the Director and two Assistant Directors to the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission” 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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