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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to congratulate you. I did not expect anything less from you. That elucidation of the import and meaning; the length and breadth of Standing Order No.1 is important for the dynamic operations of this House. The Constitution is a living document and so are our Standing Orders. They must be dynamic and in constant positive movement, to help things work better. In fact, the most important point you have made is the misguided view that we have always held that you cannot disagree with the Speaker‟s ruling. You have made it very clear that we can disagree with the Speaker‟s ruling, like we disagree with the courts, but with decorum and within the framework of the law, so that we can ask the Speaker to revise or change the ruling made. If you have had time to look at Patrick Gichohi‟s book, in the Seventh Parliament, I was on the Chair and made a ruling that was, in my view and reflection, erroneous. Sen. Orengo, Hon. (Prof.) Anyang‟-Nyong‟o and Hon. (Dr.) Mukhisa Kituyi bombarded the Chair very voraciously. I reflected on the matter, and the next day, delivered a ruling to revise and review what I had ruled, and put what I thought was the correct position in law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have set a great precedence for this House; that we will, as a House, continue using the operation of Standing Order No.1 to grow the parameters of the law and the framework within which this House can work. From what we heard yesterday from all the contributors, this House has no shortage of powers. We feel constrained and like we are overwhelmed by our colleagues in the other House because of the loud statements they make against this House. If this House was to focus on what we are supposed to do within the Constitution, the law and Standing Orders, the sky is the limit. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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