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    "id": 939285,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Leader of Majority for that information. On top of it, the Senate is a very important institution. We have been made to be a very weak and emasculated institution. The Supreme Court has given a decision on the powers of the Senate. Those powers are being abused by the fact that Bills are not being brought to the Senate on account of non-compliance with Article 110(3). Who can ensure that there is compliance with that provision? You cannot keep on running to the court because the President has powers which no organ of the State has. For example, as head of State and the Government, he is the person who upon himself, not only respects and upholds the Constitution, but safeguards the Constitution. The word “safeguard” is not used in relation to any other institution, it is used in relation to the President and the sovereignty of the Republic. If a Bill goes to him, where an institution is supposed to have played a role, the Office of the President is supposed to determine whether Article 110(3) has been complied with. This complaint that is being made by the Judiciary is not a single complaint; it involves all institutions. For example, the police is supposed to be a service, and that is why they are subject to processing through the Senate and the National Assembly. The National Assembly in its enthusiasm passed a law where now the appointment does not have to come to the Senate. So, the police are now become a force instead of a service. This Constitution wanted the police force to become a service. For those who have regular audience with the President, this thing about the Judiciary--- The Speaker, you have occasions when you sit close to the President. I rarely have those occasions. 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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