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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Farah",
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        "legal_name": "Farah Maalim Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it took 11 years to get the American Constitution in place. At the time when it was being enacted, among other things, one of the pioneers of constitutionalism in the world said: “With all its imperfections, let us accept this Constitution.” It is my humble submission that with all its imperfections, let us accept this Constitution as it is without any amendments. I say this because I care about this country and want us to have a Constitution. I say this because there are upwards of 150 supposed amendments to the Constitution. If we have to debate each of them and some Members feel that some of their amendments have been left out because they are not able to garner the requisite two-thirds and others get it, we do not want to go into the Referendum as a divided Parliament. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are a lot of issues that people worry about now because they look at the parochialism of their own communities. Let us strive to have a nation that does not essentially have those distinctions on the basis of anything other than what is healthy, which is devolving the Government to the extent that it has to be devolved, for faster delivery of services to the communities down there, but not because of our fears. We do not have to fear anything other than fear itself. In 1963, when we got our Constitution, you will remember that there were small tribes and the big tribes. The Luhyas in Kenya were far less than 1 million people. Today, it is the second biggest tribe with a very small margin from the first tribe. These demographic margins will change in future and we do not have to look at them as a permanent situation. In any case---"
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