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    "id": 1066021,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1066021/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1046,
        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": "The Senator of Nairobi did not listen to me. I have a lot of respect for him. He came to the school I went to 30 or 40 years, thereabout, after I left. Madam Deputy Speaker, I said that I have no grudge against any part of the country getting a new constituency. I just asked why it is not North Horr constituency, which is the size of central Kenya, western and Nyanza combined. Unless you want to tell the people of North Horr that they are not Kenyans, we will not understand this proposal. Madam Deputy Speaker, the timing is wrong. With the Covid-19 pandemic and an economy in shambles, we do not need these amendments. A faithful implementation of this Constitution will cure all the ills that have been denied by so many people. I have heard people talk about there being a constitutional moment in this country. There is none. In my humble view, a constitutional moment would exist when there is a general and near universal convergence of opinion among the general public that the amendments are not only necessary, but also in the public interest. These amendments are neither necessary nor in the public interest. Many of the provisions in the BBI Bill are laughable, to say the least. We are amending the Constitution to make Kenya compliant with the regional integration issues. Should we need to? Article 2(5) that provides that the general rules of international law shall from part of the law of Kenya is the avenue to use to reach these desired"
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