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    "content": "You are being asked to review a decision that was arrived at. There is a reason why Standing Order No. 62 was put in the Standing Orders. When you sit on that seat as the Speaker of this National Assembly, you have the power to do that which is right, especially where a Member feels aggrieved. I sit with Hon. Ochieng in the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. This is a Private Member’s Bill that was brought for the amendment of the Constitution. All of us appreciate that it is not easy to prepare a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Constitution. The Member has undergone a lot of pain and suffering and committee processes to bring that Bill to this House. If we frustrate the hon. Member’s efforts, especially in a situation where he feels aggrieved by a certain decision, then we shall not be walking the talk because we have always said we want more Members to bring Private Member’s Bills. You know between you and I, any person who has the power to make a decision also has the power to review that decision. You are not just doing this for the purpose of Hon. Ochieng’s Bill. There will be other Bills that will come that will concern the Constitution. You will be called upon to make various other decisions. We are asking you to rise to the occasion. Do not be moved by the fact that some persons outside, or inside here, are not happy with the substance of the amendment, or the fact that it is Hon. Ochieng who is bringing this particular amendment. He is doing this for every Kenyan in this country today and for posterity. For the years that I have served in this Parliament, I have seen you make decisions with solomonic wisdom."
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