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"speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to very firmly thank this hon. House for one of the most historic events in the history of the country. The fact that today we are putting forward a draft Constitution to the Attorney-General for publication and thereafter, after civic education, to a referendum, is a truly amazing event for the future of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to pay tribute to you, particularly for the interventions that you have made since this process began about 30 days ago. Your interventions on several occasions have enabled this House to come to the point that it has come. I would like first of all, to pay tribute to those hon. Members who proposed amendments to the draft Constitution, partly because it is acknowledged worldwide that a constitution is merely a framework for debate, and that debate will continue. To the extent that the HANSARD is full of proposals from all manner of Members of Parliament; from all manner of issues; from land to those marginalized areas of our country; from issues like impeachment to issues covering devolution; that is a landmark position for this country, and the HANSARD will provide a useful tool for the ensuing debate that will occur in this country from now to eternity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have now, for the first time in the history of this country, come up with the single most advanced framework for a constitution ever imagined. We have a Bill of Rights and principles governing representation of the people. For the first time, we have clearly stated that sovereignty belongs to the citizens of this country. We have a leadership and integrity provision. We have all issues that are so important for the future of this country. It reminds me of the famous words of Shakespeare, and allow me to quote them, if anything, to ease the burden of debate that has downed on us. Shakespearâs book, Hamlet III says this: âWhat a piece of work is a man. How noble in reason. How infinite in faculty, in form in moving. How exposed and admirable in action. How like an angel in apprehension, how like a god! The beauty of the word, the paragon of all animalsâ."
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