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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "reactive. We rush even in trying to cut the budget of these other arms of Government because of what they are doing. So, we should be very careful when we do this amendment so that we are not seen to be doing something that is going to interfere with the functioning of the other arms of Government. On the other hand, the courts should also be very slow in interfering with what other arms of Government are doing. For example, in Parliament if the Motion has been brought to this House, there is still room that the courts will have time to interpret the legislation passed by this House and see if it is in violation of the Constitution. That is the time when it can be determined to be either unconstitutional or within the Constitution. This amendment is important because there are several times when important matters have come to the Floor of this House and some people have rushed to court to stop debate on any Motion before the House. That means they are trying to control the functioning of Parliament and yet Parliament is supposed to legislate. Any matter that comes to this House should be debated without fear or favour that anybody is trying to arm-twist us or micromanage what we do. We should be very careful so that we pass this amendment to make sure that the authority of Parliament is respected and the authority of other arms of Government is also taken into consideration. We should not be seen to be gagging either the High Court or the High Court to be seen to be interfering with the functions of this House. With those few remarks, I support. I believe that we shall muster enough numbers to make sure that we pass this amendment so that we can make sure that Parliament is functioning without outside interference. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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