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    "id": 1063749,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1063749/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "country. That means that this process was achieved through ‘ in my own opinion’ deceit. The people of Kenya were deceived that this was a process intended at achieving a different objective, but those who had ulterior motives wanted to amend the Constitution. Why would people who have the disposition of the institutions of Parliament and the Executive go and use a process that was for common mwananchi to pass these constitutional amendments? I believe that the popular initiative in this process has been misused. It has been captured by those who have powers of the State and it will be a terrible thing for us to sanitize this approach. This is because I believe that future Presidents will be doing exactly the same to achieve what they will call and tell Kenyans, it is a legacy. There is no legacy here; this thing is about deceit and deceiving the people of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with Sen. Orengo, that Article 257 of the Constitution does not bar any of us and Parliament from amending this Constitution. I would like to read Article 257 (8). It says: “A Bill under this Article is passed by Parliament if supported by a majority of the members of each House.” If this House can pass a Bill, then it also retains the right to refuse to pass or fail the Bill."
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