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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, when this matter came to the Floor, I was one of those who rose after Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I congratulate you. You have demonstrated that you do not fear to speak and you do not speak in fear. That is the Speaker we want and that is the Speaker we have; the Speaker who has the ability and courage to defend and uphold the Constitution. Over and above that, your ruling should not be in vain. This House has been sidestepped, ignored and by-passed. I have no doubt that the President is not a foolish person because I have worked with him in many capacities. It is his advisors that are sending him astray every day. The President is not a lawyer; he does not spend his time ploughing through the law and the Constitution. He has people around him who must constantly tell him that the dotted line in which he is signing is according to the law and the Constitution or not. The day the advisors behave like the proverbial foolish wise men who told the king that he was wearing a fantastic suit when he was naked are the wrong people. There is the Attorney-General; there is an excited young man called Abdikadir; there is a man called Njee Muturi who knows very little law and a few others. If the President wants to protect his legacy, even as a one term President, he must do the right thing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having made that ruling, this Senate should take the next step because jurisdiction is not given on a plate, it is fought for, protected and guaranteed by us under the law. Our next stop is that even if the new Governor will get his job, the process must be legal and constitutional. Looking at his credentials, he is qualified. My only quarrel is that the President and his Deputy constantly continue to appoint people from the same community. This is wrong but the man is qualified. I urge that we take the next step and go to court to challenge the constitutionality and legality of that appointment so that in future, every time the President wants to assent to any law or make any appointment, he will be constrained to ask whether it is in conformity with the law and the Constitution. I have no doubt that sooner or later, he will ignore Attorney-General Githu Muigai, Njee and Abdikadir and look for better lawyers like Sen. Sang to ask them for an opinion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate you."
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