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    "id": 105304,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had said I was not going to divulge the content of our negotiations. However, now that hon. Dr. Khalwale has pointed to one of the areas we have been addressing, I want to confirm to the House that we have made it clear to the clergy that the referendum is not the end of the world. Constitution making is a process. It is not an event. This is going to be one stage. We will have a new Constitution. Then the process of changing it will start. If you remember the American Constitution making, within a very short period, they had come up with five amendments. It has been amended so many times since that time. The Lancaster House Constitution has been amended nearly 50 times. So, we have said that the clergy have got an option to initiate a process of amendment to clauses which they disagree with almost immediately after the passing of this Constitution. They can go the popular route, which means that they need to collect one million signatures and then go to 24 of the 47 Counties, and if it is approved, then bring it to the House. Then, they do not need 65 per cent; a simple majority will suffice. So, we told them that is an easy option because for the clergy to collect one million signatures is like a child play. But what I want to be understood is that this is not the end of the road for anybody. It is still possible in the future to visit areas which some people will disagree with."
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