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    "id": 1057081,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1057081/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thirdly, you can look at the process of amending the Constitution under Article 256. If you look at the sub-heading, it says: “Amendment by Parliamentary Initiative.” There is a whole process that has been enumerated in Article 256. If you go to Article 257, it says, “Amendment by Popular Initiative”. So, the two processes are distinct. When you go to the one that is through Parliamentary Initiative, in Article 256 (b) and (c), there must be 90 days when the Bill is first read in the House before it goes to the next stage. However, if you go to Article 257, there is no mention of that period of 90 days. On this issue of whether the Bill that was before the assembly was a draft Bill; we were able to get a copy of the Bill that was sent to the assemblies, that is the one that was published on 25th of November, 2020. If you look at the heading, it says, Bill to Amend the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, The Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill, 2010. So, we already have a Bill that was published and sent to the county assemblies. That is the Bill that under Article 256 was delivered to the Speakers of the two houses. In fact, if you read Article 257 (6), it says- “If a county assembly approves the draft Bill within three months after the date it was submitted by the Commission, the speaker of the county assembly shall deliver a copy of the draft Bill jointly to the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, with a certificate that the county assembly has approved it.” So really, the idea of saying that you publish the Bill may not arise because what is being introduced in the House under Article 257(2) is the Bill that has already been debated by the county assemblies, passed and delivered to your office. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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