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    "id": 579933,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "“For the purposes of clause (1), a House of Parliament and any of its committees has the same powers as the High Court.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just want to remind Members of the amendment by Hon. Kaluma yesterday. Many of us may not have appreciated it. The amendment takes this into account. I really want to use this opportunity to thank Hon. Kaluma for having brought that critical amendment to the Constitution. It is not my intention to discuss the functions the Judiciary. God forbid; today nothing stops a rogue judge from injuncting Parliament from having the Wednesday 9.30 a.m. session. There is nothing in the Constitution. Somebody can go to court and say that Parliament shall not sit for the next one year. For those of you who were not aware, what Hon. Kaluma did yesterday--- I am surprised at the way the media is reporting. It is not that we are covering Parliament. Article 165 of the Constitution says that the court cannot injunct what is before an environmental tribunal, but it says it can stop any other. You can imagine the level of impunity in the minds of those who drew up that particular article. Therefore, none of us should fear. I ask the media to report correctly The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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