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"speaker_name": "Ms. Mbarire",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Tourism",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion and I will begin by saying that it is such a time in our history when we must finally give Kenyans a new Constitution. It has taken us a very long time to get this Constitution. Many people have sacrificed for it. As many speakers have said, it is time that we delivered a new Constitution to Kenya. The labour pains have begun and as a woman, I want to tell you that when labour pains begin, the baby has to be delivered, whichever way. Therefore, we must recognize the important role that we are playing of supervising the delivery of a new Constitution and do just that. I have listened to many speakers and it is important to remember history; where we have come from and where we are today. I have heard many speakers since last week speak about the great men and women who played a role in ensuring that we have a new Constitution. They fought for the review of the Constitution. As I listened to them, they forgot some unsung heroes who sacrificed and stuck out their necks to speak about a new Constitution when it was not fashionable to do so. Today, you can go out there and talk about Constitution review because nobody will hurt you. It is a song in every personâs mouth. But these great men and women talked about Constitution review when it was a risky thing to do. I want to recognize the role that was played by the youth movement of this country: the National Youth Movement. They came together and filled the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa to seek and agitate for the review of the Constitution. They had to brave the teargas and the live bullets to get a new Constitution. For those young people, I stand here today and say that never again are we going to have lives lost and people maimed because of the clamour for Constitution review."
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