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    "id": 1064929,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Finally, Hon. Speaker, if you allow me, public participation as a process should, in my view, be one that helps the House to make an informed decision on whether to pass or reject a Bill that is before the House. In this regard, I wish to seek your guidance on the following: (I want Hon. Junet to give the Hon. Speaker some chance) a. What is the value of public participation that was conducted by the joint Committees of Parliament? b. Should the submission of the public be thrown in a file cabinet and be put away to gather dust or should they have any meaningful use or purpose? c. Should the submission of the public inform the debate at the Second Reading of this House? d. Should the submission of the public inform any proposal for amendments? e. Should the submission of the public inform voting at the Third Reading? f. Should the submission during public participation inform the decision of the House to either pass or reject this Bill? Hon. Speaker, I want to make it very clear that when it comes to the debate, I have my position on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). There are a number of areas I agree with the Bill; they might be two areas. Hon. Speaker, I want to go on record, and I am sure you have made several rulings even to improve on the legislature. I seek your guidance. So, either tomorrow or on another Sitting you make a guided ruling to the House. I will be very happy and I am sure so will be the generations to come. Sometimes I go to the Hansard Room to listen to what Tom Mboya said in the 1960s or what Jaramogi Odinga and Mzee Kenyatta said. I also want to go into history that as we discuss these matters as the legislature, we must make sure that everything we do is articulate and is in conformity with Article 94(4) of the Constitution, which says that Parliament is under obligation to protect the Constitution and promote the democratic governance of the Republic. Hon. Speaker, I rest my case. Thank you."
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