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    "id": 692046,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/692046/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "September 7th, 2016 SENATE DEBATES 34 The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Members. I will, definitely, make a substantive ruling tomorrow. But just to give information- which I do not think is my job - because it is a matter of public interest. First, we will make a ruling on the way forward tomorrow. So, whoever is listening out there must know that the matter is not yet dispensed; they should not celebrate. More importantly, ignorance of the law is not an excuse. The law is clear that the Governor of Nyeri County is still the governor until this House determines so or otherwise; that is clear. For all of us who are committed to the rule of law, physical assault and battery should not be entertained in a civilized democracy. I want the public to know that the Senate has today decided on the mode of prosecution. As to whether the prosecutor should be the select Committee, the Senate has said “no.” We have tried that before and it has its own merits and demerits. It is now an opportunity to try another method, which is prosecution by the Committee of the Whole. That is our position. This matter is now alive before the Senate. The Senate has not concluded it; it has only determined the way in which it will proceed with the matter. I will give a Communication tomorrow on the issues of timelines and the rest."
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