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    "id": 1059536,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1059536/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I want to say that I am proud of my successor, Sen. Omogeni, the Senator of the great people of Nyamira County. I am very proud. As my successor, he is doing very well. He has done very well on the conversation and public participation we have been following keenly and we are proud of that. There are two things that I want to mention. One is that the extension of time is timely. I wish that the promoters of BBI would appreciate that this process is so sacrosanct and sacred that we do not want to reduce it into a process that is so trivial. The process we are discussing is the future and posterity of this country. Many years after this process is concluded, someone will want to check the Hansard of the Senate and look at what the Senate said about the first amendment to the Constitution of Kenya. I agree with the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights that this process should be given enough time, so that it can allow all of us to canvass on these serious issues. I know that the promoters of BBI are ahead of themselves, because they have owned this process. They do not want any divergent views, any criticism, or input, because their mind is so set that they believe if they rush this process, Kenyans will not have an opportunity through their representatives in this House. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 257(7) of the Constitution states that- “If a draft Bill has been approved by a majority of the county assemblies, it shall be introduced in Parliament without delay.” What is implicated by the statement, “introduced in Parliament”? Does it mean that we just sit and allow it to pass or must we have an input?"
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