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    "id": 733079,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "we must do as Parliament is jealously guard our independence. That is despite and in spite of the Leader of the Majority Party. In fact, it is because of that issue of guarding the independence of Parliament that you sometimes see me reacting in manners that I should not as a Member of Parliament, when I feel the independence of Parliament is under threat or when I feel the Executive is encroaching on the role or the spheres of Parliament. It is unfortunate for us to infer the actions of a single judicial officer to the Chief Justice. I speak knowing that I am not a Kisii. It is unfortunate that we want to align everything we do in this country to tribes. I look forward to a time when we can have discussions devoid of ethnic leanings so that we can just talk about issues. Because I sit in the Committee, from what I have seen, I do not think the substance of things that were brought really merit much. We leave it to the Committee to table the report before the whole House. Even if he goes through the guillotine, let him do so. After that, the court can be seized of the matter and render our decisions ultra vires and unconstitutional. Until then, I do not think the courts can stop Parliament from legislating. That has been said before, time and time again. I know that Mr. Okiya Omtatah is very eager to protect public interest especially when he sometimes feels that the leadership is not doing that. But on this one, he jumped the gun. He should have let Parliament complete its work. If it is apparent that we have gone beyond our mandate, then the court can come in after we have finished and rule us null and void. The court can do that. That would be the best way to go. I urge that we rise to the occasion as parliamentarians. I know that we have not done very well, especially in this current Parliament, but in the remaining days, let us give it the decorum that it deserves."
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