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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is good to move with precision and clarity. Sen. Wambua’s request is well founded. You should give direction. Many of us who support this Bill have voiced concerns about certain issues in the Bill that can create problems. I cannot see the Senate Majority Leader or the Senate Minority Leader, but their offices are represented here. As we move towards the end of this debate, I want to respectfully submit to this House that a process of legislation, particularly on a Constitution, is supposed to solve problems and not to create problems. Sen. Wamatangi sits here as the Senate Majority Whip and he is here together with his team. I want to tickle his mind on two points that he needs to look at and see if we are creating a problem for the future or not. Articles 152, 153, 154 and 155 of the Constitution are being amended to remove the approval by the National Assembly of appointment of Cabinet Secretaries, the Permanent Secretaries and others. Fundamentally omitted is an amendment to Article 132(2) which remains intact in the Constitution. It will remain embedded in the Constitution and it says that; ‘The President shall nominate and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint, and may dismiss— (a) the Cabinet Secretaries, in accordance with Article 152; (b) the Attorney-General, in accordance with Article 156; 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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