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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In the future, we will also be begging the Chair that when there is such a debate, try to mix the opportunities we give because when all the lawyers speak before those of us who are not practitioners at the bar, then the debate not only becomes harder but most of the things we would want to say in layman’s language, are complicated by the legalese; but needless to say, I would like to point out two things. First, I would have loved to associate myself with the first few comments that were made by Sen. Orengo on the aspect of the time bound process. In answer to the question that you were just asking, if we will be applying our minds to that time bound process and use, for example, the case of Governor Wambora, what one would be observing with curiosity is that the custodians and implementers of the law; and that is the Judiciary, are the ones who have abused that process in the utmost. For example, while the Senate was bound by that timeline in the Governor Wambora’s case, and rendered a decision within the same timeline, the Judiciary took five years with the same case. The remedy to achieve what is intended in the Constitution, would be to apply and review as it was done with the Presidential Elections Law and bind the entire process to a timeline that also binds the Judiciary such that they must make a decision within a certain timeline. Having said that, we must also acknowledge that the decision that you had made is a precedence setter. The first question that one would want to ask is; as you admitted, 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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