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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As the Leader for the Minority Party has said, I raise this not just as an MP but also as a lawyer, and one of those who wrote the Constitution. So, I do not raise it lightly, and it is not personal. Hon. Speaker, there are two things that we must be clear on. Although a commission is not bound by the provisions of Article 250, what we are saying is that even if we want to remove a commissioner, we do not have to follow the elaborate mechanism laid out in the Constitution, of establishing a tribunal. That is what we are saying. Secondly, we are saying that the protection that commissioners enjoy under the Constitution are not enjoyed by them. Thirdly, we are saying that all the provisions of Article 250 do not apply to the PSC. If we are saying that, then we are walking on very dangerous waters. Hon. Speaker, I respect your guidance on this matter. It is true that the membership of this particular Commission exceeds nine, but there are few commissions in the Constitution that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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