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    "id": 66170,
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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": "“Upon reading the petition presented to this honourable court on the 2nd of February, 2011, by counsels for the petitioners/applicants under Articles 22 and 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, in the alleged contravention of fundamental rights and freedoms under Articles 3, 10, 27, 73(1)(a), 129, 131, 156, 166 and Article 228 of the Republic of Kenya and Section 12 and 24 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and in the matter of the nominations for approval and eventual appointments of the offices of the Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Director of Public Prosecutions and the Controller of Budget under the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya filed under certificate of urgency and upon reading the supporting affidavit of Ann Wairimu Njogu drawn on the 2nd of February, together with the annextures thereto and upon hearing counsel for the petitioners/applicants and counsel of the respondents and counsel for the party of the National Unity, it is hereby declared as follows:- (i) That it will be unconstitutional for any State officer or organ of the State to carry on with the process of approval and eventual appointment to the offices of the Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Director of Public Prosecutions and Controller of Budget based on the nominations made by His Excellency the President on 28th January, 2011. (ii) That the process of approval and eventual appointment to the offices of the Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Director of Public Prosecutions and Controller of Budget will have to wait the hearing of this petition or further orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the order I extracted from the ruling and this order is also with the Chambers of the Speaker. I wish to lay it on the Table."
}