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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had not intended to speak until I listened to Sen. M. Kajwang’. You have said it so succinctly well, supported by Sen. Orengo. This House or any House like this will cease to exist if you sit there as a Speaker or any one of us is out there looking all over to see whether there is an injunction coming before we discuss any mater. We cannot do that. The matter before us is whether we are going the Committee route or Plenary. I do not share the school of thought that the Committee route is better than plenary. It is just an option that we have taken. This is because when we sat here to try the late Governor of Nyeri, Gov. Gachagua, as Plenary, I think we dispensed tremendous justice and acquitted him. There are two options we have. The leadership has taken the route of the Committee, and it is a good process. If we took the Plenary, it would be equally good. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the separation of powers in this jurisdiction and any other comparable jurisdictions is a matter each arm of Government must protect and must fight for it. When C.B. Madan was our Chief Justice he said: “When you sit in a position of authority, you must look for your jurisdiction even where it is limited to expand it.” You do not shrink it by looking for what is coming your way when you are dealing with something. I want to urge that this House should never allow itself to be injuncted. What is open to the courts out there is to strike out what we have passed and say that this law is contrary to public morals or is unconstitutional. They cannot and will never--- Woe unto us, as a House, if we ever sit here and ask: Before we do anything, is there any injunction at the door? We will cease being a House."
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