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    "id": 627433,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, hon. Senators. My ruling remains as it was presented. I appreciate these other interventions. I assure Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. that his sympathies are misplaced. I know that they were not directed to me but I would like every Senator to feel free. If they feel aggrieved, they can approach the Chair so that at the very minimum, they can be comforted. That is what I have done today. I have clarified the role of political parties in our process in my ruling. There was no way I would have entertained an appellate process. I said as much and it is important to say so. Concerning what Sen. Wamatangi and Sen. (Dr.) Machage said, in terms of invoking the Constitution; I am afraid that all the Articles you quoted are completely irrelevant to the matter you are canvasing. Indeed the Constitution gives Parliament the provision to make Standing Orders drawn from the same Constitution. The Standing Orders carry more weight than ordinary legislation and, therefore, they are already anchored in the Constitution. There is no discrimination because there was no cruelty or torture in Article 25 that Sen. (Dr.) Machage quoted. The issue of a discharge of a Member as provided under Standing Order 180 is that, it is the House that decided it. It gives the Speaker absolutely no room. My work is that once I receive the letter from whoever is responsible, it takes effect immediately. It is actually not ‘dead on arrival’ but ‘alive on arrival’; upon receipt. I am trying to use the famous quote by the United States of America (USA) ‘dead on arrival’. This is ‘alive on arrival’. Upon receipt, the Member is discharged. I was also looking for the rationale and justification; like any other human being, it is right and proper to agonize over things. However, that is not my duty because there was no requirement to inquire “why” and “why not”. I wish it were possible. As I have always said, my job is to interpret things as they are. I am happy that this is not one that I have to agonize about. This was a straight forward matter as I promised yesterday. If you feel that, that Standing Order is not serving your interest, as some Members have expressed, it is this House that changes the Standing Orders. Whatever you give me, I will comply with it. Thank you."
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