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    "id": 110593,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/110593/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shakeel",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 140,
        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, people have said that we want to improve the draft because it is not perfect. Yes, it is not perfect, but it is a start. The only perfect Constitution that I know of is the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran. They did not require any mutilation or alteration. The Constitution of this country is a contract between the people and the country. It started long time ago. The Ufungamano and Bomas drafts were people driven drafts. The people were helped by the civil society. However, due to various lacerations, what was a genuinely good draft was mutilated and we came up with another draft which was totally unacceptable. As a result, the people said no resoundingly at the Referendum. It is my concern that if we go ahead and allow the unnecessary mutilation of this draft, the people will say no. The Committee of Experts (CoE) consists of qualified and experienced people. They have won the hearts and minds of Kenyans. The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) also consists of very qualified people. We are proud of them. They have been able to put together and clarify certain issues that the CoE draft had. What is being presented to us is the best that we have. It will be a tragedy if we try and mutilate it now. We should not try to make it suit our own personal benefits. There are very many alterations that are coming up. History will hold us responsible. We must not allow grandstanding and political machinations. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, we must not allow political movements to start and hijack the draft. We have taken a long time to come here and we must not allow---"
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