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    "id": 880929,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " To cut my argument short on that line is that the three arms of Government need to restrain themselves from going beyond the boundaries of the powers that are conferred to them. The Executive has a responsibility too. I do not think it will be right for us to sit in this House and start snooping around and asking what the Cabinet is discussing and start “injuncting”, if I may use that word loosely, the Cabinet at the Cabinet level. Tomorrow, the Cabinet may decide that they want to do a major highway from Mombasa to Nairobi and Parliament without any reason at all, would write to the Executive or pass a resolution that the Executive should not develop the road. I think that is going beyond our boundaries. I know Article 95 of the Constitution talks about Parliament resolving issues of the constituency and special interest and the National Assembly deliberates on or resolves issue of concern to the people. But that must be tampered with clear constitutional provisions and the law. We cannot go around asking what is happening, in which institution and start to interfere with the work of arms of Government."
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