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    "id": 911282,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to second this Motion. Not much needs to be said on this Motion. It is self- evident that there is need for us to go to court. Explanations are contained in the Motion itself. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that nobody should fault anybody for going to court. In the year 2012, when we could not hold general elections as stipulated in the Constitution, the Grand Coalition Government had to go to court to seek an advisory opinion as to when to hold the elections because the date stipulated by the court had already passed. Therefore, it is a positive thing to go to court. There is no other mechanism in the sense that if there is no agreement on this issue, the institution that is there in the Constitution for resolving such disputes is the court. I want to assure this House that when you are defending the law, you can never be the victim. The victim is the person who is violating the law. Whether you remain one person, as long as you are taking action in accordance with law, you can never be the victim. I want to conclude by saying that the space for the Senate in the Constitution cannot be taken for granted. We are not occupying positions as sinecures. The Senate is not a dead duck. If anybody thought that that was the case, the court will have the final word on this issue. Madam Temporary Speaker, with these few remarks, I beg to second. I think this, probably, will be one of the most important judicial matters raised in the High Court and the decision made by High Court will contribute greatly to the laws of this land and to the jurisprudence of this land. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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