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    "id": 1049431,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1049431/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mukurweini, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Kiai",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Githiaka Kiai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Bill. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I commend the joint Report by the CIOC and the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We spent many hours on the issue, put a lot of time in going through all this. I am very proud of what we came up with. Article 1 (1) of the Constitution clearly states that all the sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya. The same Article 1 (2) says that power can be exercised directly or indirectly. Power can be exercised directly by the people or indirectly through their representatives who are duly elected. This is the best way to show democratic space to our people. This is one of the best methods of exercising that direct sovereign power as bestowed upon the people of Kenya by the Constitution. We came up with a very comprehensive Bill that intends to fill in the vacuum in so far as matters of referendum are concerned. You realise that there is no law that covers this new phenomenon that is known as referendum. It is good to indicate here and now that this law is not about the forthcoming referendum. This law is for posterity. It is meant to guide and also structure the way referendums are conducted in this country. If you look at this Bill, it has provided different types of referendums. Indeed, the Bill provides for the procedure on the conduct of a referendum The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}