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    "id": 733052,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "relevant Government agencies had undertaken investigations relating to issues raised in this petition. In light of Paragraph Four of the Report, where the Committee has considered the petition, does it amount to usurping the functions of other relevant Government agencies? What is the effect of the orders by the court directing this House, the Office of the Speaker and that of the Attorney-General not to act on the recommendation made by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade relating to the petition? That this House cannot act until a constitutional petition is heard and determined? Simply put, can a court of law order the non- implementation of a decision made by this House? If the Judiciary wants to become a squatter in the Legislature, they should come to this House to table their budget and approve it. The Judiciary should also vet its own Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice. They cannot have their cake and eat it! You either work for the Judiciary, the Executive or chose to work for the people of Kenya like Hon. Duale and many others seated here. You cannot play two roles. You will recall that recently, under your leadership, the Judiciary and the National Assembly had a joint retreat in which we mutually agreed that the Judiciary will refrain from considering matters that are before this House. I want the CJ to look at me in the eyes. He said it himself, and the HANSARD will prove me right, that parliamentary processes will continue. It is at the conclusion of that parliamentary process that the Judiciary will pick from. The Judiciary could even say that a whole piece of legislation that has been passed and assented to by the President is unconstitutional. I was elected by the people of Garissa Township to sit here every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to represent them, legislate and oversee. Hon. Speaker, there was a case where somebody went to court to stop a Special Sitting of this House when we were dealing with the security laws. A judge, in his wisdom, said he could not stop a parliamentary process. Tomorrow, the President is coming here as per the Constitution. He is supposed to come to the House once in a year to give us an address on the state of the nation. He is supposed to talk to us with regard to Article 10 of the Constitution, his Government achievements, international obligations and the status of the national security. Tomorrow morning somebody will go to court to claim that the Speakers of the two Houses cannot gazette that date and that President Uhuru Kenyatta cannot come and address the nation. In light of that, another Chacha Mwita will give conservatory orders. Hon. Speaker, Hon. Omtatah is a good friend of mine but I think---"
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