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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Absolutely. So we did the work of the Senate. I thank you. The other area which I have a problem with is the principle of separation of power. The court cited that the CDF offends the principle of separation of power. With due respect to the honourable court, I want to believe and I want to say here, - I am not a lawyer but I have the Constitution - that the principle of separation of power is sometimes flouted for convenience and expediency purpose. Why do I say this? If you look at our Constitution, this principle of separation of power is mentioned only once under Article 185(2) and it is only with regard to the county assemblies. Suppose we were to pursue the principle of separation of powers--- In my understanding, if you were to pursue a clean principle of separation of power, this house should make laws, the Judiciary should be able to interpret and enforce those laws and the Executive is supposed to execute. If you look at Article 94 of this Constitution, it gives this House the powers to make laws but are we the only one? For the laws that we make here, all of us here will agree that most of them actually originate from the Executive."
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