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    "id": 880396,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Chairman, I do not want to belabour the point that the Chairperson has put. He is perfectly in order to withdraw the amendment. My concern is that, when the courts pronounce themselves on a matter and insist that a legislation is unconstitutional - unless we have a clear order from the court - should we be making attempts to comply to such a court ruling? Legislation will be untidy. I noticed that there was an attempt by the Committee to comply with the rulings of the High Courts of Machakos and Meru yet that decision had not been appealed against and taken to the Supreme Court. Maybe, as a House, we need to come out clearly that, unless there is a court order asking Parliament for specific action, we need not make attempts to amend a law on the basis of any court ruling."
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