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    "id": 962027,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/962027/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "called upon to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance in the Republic in our endeavours. The National Assembly has not done that. In fact, they have failed this Republic under Article 3. As you have stated clearly, there are matters pending in the High Court, but one thing is very clear that it is straight law that because we have filed our case in the High Court, it has no choice, but is bound by the previous decision of the Supreme Court. As a lawyer, you are aware of the decision of Leslie and Grindlays Bank during the time of ICA where the Supreme Court then, before we went the bitter way of disintegration of East African Community, where each country retained the Court of Appeal as the bastion of justice. Now that we have the Supreme Court of Kenya which will deal with that decision, the court can deviate on its own previous decision. We need good judges, who we have, and our case will go through. As you said, this is a House of wazees where wisdom prevails. Clearly, we stand to be guided. It is very important that we do not seem to be subservient to the National Assembly. That is very dangerous and would be setting a very bad precedent. If, indeed, our Bills are rejected and stalled in the National Assembly---"
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