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    "id": 1065458,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065458/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odoyo Okelo",
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    "content": " From the outset, Hon. Speaker, let me thank you for this opportunity. Together with the proponents of the BBI Bill that is before the House, I join them. We, as a nation, must firstly backtrack and get to understand how we ended up here. The country, after the 2017 elections that was marred with a lot of illegalities and irregularities, if the Supreme Court decision is anything to go by, did invite a lot of divisions amongst the Kenyan people. Some of us who still believe that we were denied our victory, took a different tangent that was not in sync with the peace and tranquillity that a nation should have. But through wisdom, our two principals came together, buried their differences and reached a common goal to have this country united and once again move as a one unitary society. That is what gave birth to the handshake and consequently the BBI as a document. If there is anything that the handshake that brought about peace will be remembered for is this BBI. We intend to have the Kenyan people, through a referendum, add their weight and voice so that we can once again midwife a constitutional amendment. Just like 2010, we are again in a constitutional moment. We were not born and created for constitutions. Constitutions are just, but guiding principles on how people can transact and relate with each other. If there are areas where the Constitution does not act and work for us, it is our responsibility to make necessary amendments because no constitution the world over is cast on stone. Time such as this has emerged. We, as Kenyans, are making changes in areas where we feel the shoe pinches. We have worn this shoe for the last 11 years. Even the Constitution proposes eight years to carry out amendments. We are at 11 years now. So, we are actually time barred to make necessary changes that work for us. As is democratic, the naysayers must always be there. We will listen to them. We will not have any given time when all legislative pieces will be presented, adopted and passed. Otherwise, this House will have no work. For those who think that their visions and their views have not been captured here, there will be a second amendment, a third amendment, and a fourth amendment. Just like the United States of America are beyond their 21st amendment, this is not the last time. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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