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    "id": 66166,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/66166/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Olago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "“In so far as a constitutional question arises before this House, within the conduct of business of the House, it is the constitutional duty of the Speaker to interpret the Constitution to that extent and for that purpose alone so as to enable the House to proceed with its Constitutional functions”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the right position. But as at the time when the Speaker was making that ruling, certain factors which are now clear had not come to the attention of the House. I do remember very well that at the conclusion of the ruling, hon. Orengo attempted to bring to the attention of the Speaker, the fact that the High Court had just issued a ruling that pertains to the issues that the hon. Speaker was dealing with. Hon. Speaker said that he had made a ruling. Clearly at that time, you could not have been expected to have dealt with that issue because there was no substance on which you could have dealt. But subsequently, the ruling of the High Court issued by Justice Daniel Musinga on the 3rd of February was brought to the attention of the Speaker. I am informed that this ruling, at the request of the Clerk, was forwarded on the 4th of February, 2011, by the Registrar of the High Court, Ms. Lydia Achode. Subsequently in addition to that ruling that is in the hands of the Clerk, and, which with your permission, I may kindly lay on the Table---"
}