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    "id": 590749,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamau",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also join my colleagues, under Standing Order No.139 (3), on the same issue. If you look at the Constitution under Article 34, it is very clear that freedom and independence of electronic, print and all other types of media is guaranteed by this Constitution. It goes on to say that the State shall not exercise control over or interfere with any person engaged in broadcasting, the production or circulation of any publication or the dissemination of information by any medium. Under (b) which is of more reference to this particular issue, it says that the State shall not penalise any person for any opinion or view or the content of any broadcast, publication or dissemination. Given that the Bill that is before us today is at the Third Reading, I would want to plead and persuade you that we follow Standing Order No. 139(1) which allows you to allow this debate to be taken to another day, of course in conjunction with the HBC and the Member in charge of the Bill. We do not want to continue fighting. What I know without anticipating debate is that, if we pass this law today the way it is, tomorrow the media will go to court. We cannot keep on going to court back and forth. We have to be seen to be doing the right things which are constitutional. I, therefore, urge you and request you to allow this Bill back so that we can fix the problem. My Committee is prepared and ready. As soon as it comes to our Committee, we will be able to amend all the relevant areas so that we can make it constitutional. I thank you."
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