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    "content": "the debate we have had here is healthy, except a few instances where an excited Senator or two went beyond the usual decorum and tranquility of this House to insult or impute ill motives on other Senators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before you make your ruling, I believe that Standing Order No.1, which has been alluded to by several colleagues, is not applicable in this matter. I say so because Standing Order No.1 applies in matters not provided for; where there are gaps. In my view, there are no gaps in this matter because Standing Order No.172 is very clear on what happens immediately after the Committee of the Whole has sat. Secondly, the role of the President in making reservations is provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, but not in the Jubilee Manifesto. To some extent, I agree with my learned senior, Sen. Orengo, that this power by the Executive, as Head of State, must be exercised cautiously, judiciously and in the best interest of the country. It should not be misused or applied to try and overthrow the supreme authority of Parliament to make law. Having said so, I want to emphasise that we, from the Jubilee side, believe that the President in this present case, has exercised that power constitutionally and we have expressed ourselves."
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