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"speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
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"content": "So, the judge is saying: âHow can the National Assembly consider the provisions that I have read out when it is part of our obligation to defend and protect the Constitution?â We cannot be seen to be going against that finding by the court. Obviously, there was prejudice. The gracious ladies went to court and convinced the judge that they had been discriminated against. That is more than a prejudice. It is a violation. By allowing the National Assembly and the President to go to the next step and gazette those appointments, the gracious ladies and all the ladies in this country will be prejudiced as far as their rights under this Constitution are concerned. One of the judgments here says that the Constitution is a living document. It has to be given life. If those are just mere words, then they are not worth the piece of paper they are written on. I want to conclude by saying that one of the most inspiring events about the American democracy is what the courts did when that Republic was founded. Right now, we find judges who are able to intervene. The major contribution of Justice Marshall under the Doctrine of Limited Government over 200 years ago was able to stand against unconstitutional measures taken by the Government of that day. Unlike Kenya, in the United States, people still saw the President in the unity of the king who had imperial power. I sometimes wonder why, in this country, at this time, with a new Constitution and all that, somebody can still think that he can make a decision without putting into consideration that we are acting under a delegated authority. The sovereignty belongs to the people. In this matter, I invite you, without further ado, to give the courts space so that the interests of the gracious ladies are not prejudiced and the constitutional violations are determined and, therefore, proceed with the matter."
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