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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to say the following in opposing this amendment. One, I remember when the matter of sub judice was raised and I think it was the Member of Parliament for Mathare who raised it with the Hon. Speaker, you were very clear when I made a contribution to this point that you are referring this matter to the Committee, which was supposed to look at it in details. There were a lot of complex and legal issues around it. I remember you told us to read Article 171 together with Articles 248 and 250 just to understand and appreciate how this matter should be dealt with. Hon. Speaker, going into the details of whether it was proper for this House to vet Justice Warsame or not, if we allow this House to start debating that, then we are in direct conflict with what is going on in court. Therefore, I just want to persuade this House that this matter is already seized in court. They are at a better position because constitutionally they are mandated to interpret the law. We make laws but it is their duty to interpret them. Since the matter is before court, I think it will be 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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