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    "id": 543340,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "This House has pronounced itself on previous rulings on similar issues. I urge the House that even as we are considering that, we should consider it vis-à-vis the principle of separation of powers. How do we deal with the principle of separation of powers on one hand and the issue of sub judice on the other hand? There are many rulings that this House has pronounced in terms of balancing the two. We do not want to excite Kenyans who want to stop the proceedings of this House when we have matters before the House. On the other hand, we also want to be true to not only the principle of separation of powers, under which we need to respect the other mandates, but also to where we check on each other’s excesses. I am not very clear, but one Member said that the court pronounced itself in certain orders that targeted the House. If that be so, that is all right. I do not know whether those orders are final or whether the matter is ongoing. If the matter is ongoing, we need a serious legal decision and not a hasty one."
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