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    "id": 578828,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "in this amendment is going to protect us from going back to the old ages when saying such statements would put you to prison. Secondly, the role of the Judiciary is critical. We are playing complimentary roles such that whatever debate is going on here may end up in court. There is need for coordination in a manner that one organ handles it much better or first before the other takes it up. There should be no confusion that when an issue is being debated in the House, it is already in court and somebody is pursuing that matter up there. Collision is going to take place. With these amendments, there will be respect between the two institutions- Parliament and the Judiciary. The Judiciary should wait until all the matters they are interested in are handled successfully in this House before they take it up. Otherwise, there is always going to be conflicts and problems. We will not move one inch. We are going to demonstrate ourselves as people who are constantly fighting with the Judiciary. We do not want to go towards that direction. We want to ensure that whatever reaches the court is something that has successfully been handled by this House. I support this amendment because it gives us immunity and protection as representatives of the people. Matters that come to this House are matters that can end up in court and can be so sensitive to put somebody in trouble. We should be given that immunity because of the kind of different issues that emerge and that need us to handle. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I would like to support this amendment."
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