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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
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    "content": "wonderful opportunity to reform it. If you wanted to reform the police, this is a wonderful opportunity to do it. If you wanted to reform public finance; how the Budget is passed, this is a wonderful opportunity to do so. Indeed, if you wanted a clear Executive so that it is free, once given the mandate by the people to rule, this is a clear reform you can get through this process so that the Executive and the Legislature are not fused; so that Parliament can play its role as set out, which is oversight, legislation and representation and the Executive can do the Executive functions. As we have now, we have the Executive residing in Parliament, so that 80 hon. Members are also Members of the Executive which creates fusion as opposed to separation of powers. This has been one of the key problems we have. So, this document makes the key decisions that a Constitution ought to make and for those who say we are looking for a perfect document, do not wait for it. It is not going to come because these are the endeavours of an individual. They are human products! That is why we have a court that interprets. That is why we have an amendment procedure and the amendments are there. Out of the 18 Chapters, probably two or three is where it is required to go back to the people and for good reasons. If you want to challenge the supremacy of the Constitution, it is required of you to go back to the people and seek that. So if you wish to change Parliament, those key issues or the independence of the Judiciary, you go back to the people but for the majority of the rest of the Constitution, all this House needs to do, even next year if this was passed, is to bring an amendment to the Constitution; an amendment Bill, normal procedure and you pass those amendments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, for those who say that the door is closed, indeed, the door is not closed as His Excellency, the President, said. These documents are to be amended: That is why they are there. But it is an absolutely good start. It is a wonderful point to start from. It is not the best for everybody. It will never be the best for everybody but it is a wonderful point to start from."
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