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    "id": 1066185,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1066185/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 69,
        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this Bill that is before the House. Before I go into the substance of the proposed amendments, allow me with humility, to remind the people of this country that through the Preamble of the Constitution, we especially recognized the aspirations of all Kenyans, for a Government based on the essential values of human rights. These are; equality, freedom, democracy, social justice and the rule of law. My contribution will be centred and based on the journey of our current Constitution. It is the same Constitution that we all vowed or took oath to protect. If you go further into the Preamble, you realise that when we exercised this sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance of our country, Kenyans gave themselves this Constitution because they fully participated in its making. They enacted and gave themselves this Constitution and for the future generations. That is what part of the Preamble of our Constitution says. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have thought about this process for a long time since this debate started. I have not been persuaded by anybody who has contributed before or the public participation debates that have been ongoing out there. For the record, I just want to share my views and thoughts on what this Bill is all about. I have a serious problem with the procedure of bringing this constitutional amendment Bill. In fact, my view is that this Bill is an unconstitutional constitutional amendment. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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