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    "id": 543409,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Bett",
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        "legal_name": "James Kimaru Bett",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for giving me this opportunity. While I appreciate what the Powers and Privileges Committee has done, I want to take exception with the way they did their Report because if you look at page 55, just as hon. Cecily Mbarire has said, you will realise that as a Member of the PAC, I had made allegations regarding leakage of the Judiciary Report to the StarNewspaper . You will see that on the same day, I was able to withdraw because I could not substantiate. Standing Order No.91 which guides proceedings of both Committees and this House requires that a Member shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information and if not, he should withdraw within the specified time. If you move to paragraph 321(2), you will find that they have listed us there without being guided by law because this House is guided by the Standing Orders and the Constitution. I would like to say that this august House is more or less like a church. In a church, you must be very objective and very clear on what you are saying. I can see a change of goal posts. Somebody cannot say that we are doing this to set precedent so that somebody cannot make any allegations in the future. If this Parliament is like a church, then the Chairman of---"
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