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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. Once again, your ruling and guidance is very clear on what ought to be done. I support your ruling. We must remind ourselves that we are now sitting as a quasi-judicial body. Therefore, as we follow the rules of the House as you have guided, we have to assume a posture of a quasi-judicial body. In as much as every Senator has the right to raise many points of order in the course of the hearing because those are the rules of the House, however, I plead with Members to be a bit restrained on points of order. We should also be a bit restrained on the light moments that we normally have at times. The light moments are good, but in this instance since we are a quasi-judicial body, we should be a bit restrained. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of deliberative sessions that the Senator for Kakamega has raised, there is a point at which we can have it if it becomes necessary. Even in the Supreme Court they always retire and have their own deliberative sessions before issuing a judgement. Therefore, we should avoid the impression that would be created that this deliberative session will be to cut deals. Members of the public normally think that when politicians go into private sessions, they are there to cut deals and in the process, they never know what passes. It should be made clear that, that deliberative session is not there to knock on the heads of people, so that we agree on the same thing. Each Senator has a right to vote according to their conscience and opinion based on their own evaluation of the evidence adduced before the House. Therefore, it should not be misconstrued that even if we go into a deliberative session, undue pressure will be applied on the Senators to agree. That is not the case. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support your ruling."
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