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    "id": 1066200,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "I want to remind this House about the Okoa Kenya Initiative. When the Coalition of Reforms and Democracy (CORD) tried to have an Okoa Kenya Initiative, the Jubilee Government made sure that they drew monsters, rhinos and things in our books, and we stalled. I was the Vice Chairperson of a Select Committee that was led by Sen. Murkomen and this House attempted a similar amendment, which is nearly on all fours with Okoa Kenya Initiative draft and this constitutional amendment. What was the result? This side of the divide then said, ‘you are perpetrating a CORD initiative,’ and it stalled. This is an opportunity for the Senate and the country. Our coalition has been unable to get this popular initiative on course, the way this is. I have heard people talk about this in derogatory terms. The Constitution talks about a promoter. It does not talk about a company, a political party, a Cabinet Secretary or anything. It just talks of a promoter. That promoter needs to collect a million signatures; period! Go and complain if you have a problem with a million signatures, but you cannot complain when it is a popular initiative. The million signatures make it a popular initiative; period! That is the 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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