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    "id": 532289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of the publication of the Report is not only a requirement of the Standing Orders which are hierarchically inferior to the Constitution but also a requirement of Article 254(3) which requires all Reports from independent commissions and offices to be publicized and published. There are two things to be considered. There are no timelines for such publications. So, as to whether or not the publication is done prior or ipsos facto, that is after the tabling the relevant document, has not been the case. It can be done either before or after. Before there is no order of precedence in terms of which one comes first. Two, I know that my senior, Sen. James Orengo, is a very good lawyer and his point of order is in good faith. He wants to make sure we act within the law. You will find that in the spirit of the Constitution, gazettement is not required as condition precedence but as an administrative requirement to make sure that as many people as possible in the country are aware of certain documents or events that have taken place. In fact, the Constitution says that where there is a requirement for publication in the Gazette and that does not happen within a certain period of time, automatically, the document in question takes effect. The point I am trying to make is simple. One, there is no requirement on whether the publication should come before or after tabling of the Report and whether the publication is only for public notification and should not be a condition precedent so that without publication a Report cannot be tabled before this House. 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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