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    "content": "Let us go to the declarations. The declarations are on Page 26 where it says:- “The reasons wherefore the petitioner prays for the following orders:- (a) A declaration that the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in its entirerity was not procedurally debated and passed by the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya is unconstitutional and is, therefore, a nullity.” There is no difference between (1) and that declaration. On Part (c) it says:- “A declaration that the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill was unconstitutional and illegal as the National Assembly failed to comply with the mandated provisions of---”. It is the same thing we want to look for in Section 2 which already we have set our systems. We have the court matters affair which looks at these things. The final bit which now weakens the Senate position states:- “Any element in a compound is a determinant of the behaviour of the compound” Any section of the Senate by extension affects the Senate, and I do not think we need to isolate. If it was somebody else who went to court, we can appreciate, but if it is some of us who have now gone to court and those are the same ones prosecuting the matter here, then surely---. The basic principle is that he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. So, let us exhaust one process. We, as a House, have fought very hard to ensure that we are recognised. Let us give the courts the opportunity to conclude the matter. This matter can still be revisited and we can still bring amendments as a House since we are a law making body. You can still bring the necessary amendments to the law which we will prosecute on the Floor. That, I will allow. Therefore, we cannot proceed on this Motion."
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