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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, from the outset, I want to make it clear that I am a firm believer in the principle of separation of powers and supremacy of Parliament as representing the people of Kenya. Before I say anything else, there are two serious issues that I want to draw to the attention of the House that the Leader of the Majority Party has got wrong. One, he appears to me to be referring to a matter that is fairly weighty but appears to be relying on some media reports. That on its own is not the right procedure. Two, you could be privy to what the Leader of the Majority Party is talking about but many of us are not. I have heard him make references to a judge of the High Court. Whatever he and I or anybody in this House thinks about the judge, I do not believe it is right to talk about him so derogatorily. If you want to be respected, you must respect others as well. Assuming that the Leader of the Majority Party was talking about the matter of Hon. Wandayi’s removal from the House, we need to look at the matter very objectively. First of all, members should be having a copy of the ruling that he is referring to. You and I being lawyers know that without that copy that is certified for us to refer to, we would be talking in the air. I believe that the matter is weighty. May I refer to an incident in the 10th Parliament where Mr. Samwel Kivuitu, the then Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), went to court and obtained order of injunction to stop the National Assembly from discussing their removal. I took issue with that. When I was served with another injunction and I presented it as a matter of law in the House--- I was able to table a copy of the Order that was served on the Speaker and members were able to ventilate. But how do we ventilate properly without that Order?"
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