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"content": "There are many others before him namely Marie John Saroney, Philemon Chelagat, Bishop Alexander Muge, the late Chief Justice Magano of the High Court and the late George Anyona. There are those who are alive today like John Khamiwa, Pheroze Nowerjee, Makau Mutua, Martin Shikuku, Prof. Wangari Maathai, Wanyiri Kihoro, my good friend, Prof. Peter Anyang-Nyongâo who has also spent many days in this struggle, Raila Odinga, James Orengo, Kiraitu Murungi and Martha Karua who spoke yesterday. These are sons and daughters of Kenya who have given substantial parts of their lives to the struggle for a new Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, I can stand in this House and say they were not acting in vain. My good friend from the days of university, and I can see he is looking at me, Mr. Kajwangâ, today I am sure you can stand up and say that you struggled and those struggles were not in vain. Finally, the people of Kenya have an opportunity to enact a Constitution that reflects their will and wish. It is a happy day that those who have fought so hard against the Constitution are today acting with us and supporting the introduction of a new Constitution. I am happy that today, I am not seeing the anti-reformers and reformers. I am seeing people, collectively, committed to giving us a new Constitution. I wish the President was here today to see that what he said so many years ago that it will never happen can happen during his presidency. So, this Mugumo Tree that they did not believe can be cut--- The President should be happy that during his time in office, we are finally giving the people of Kenya a Constitution they deserve. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Constitution that the people of Kenya are going to get an opportunity in a referendum to approve, gives us one to five years of realising the true intent of what we are doing today. When we look at the document that is before us today, let us remember that the real test is not the passage of the Motion in this House today or in the referendum but in the period of five years that is provided for in Schedule 5. If you look at Schedule 5, you will see that we have time ranging from one to five years to realise the full dream. Therefore, all these issues that hon. Members are concerned about are provided for in Schedule 5 where we have put a time frame within which we must create and enact other laws. There is no point of passing this law today and getting the people of Kenya to accept it in a referendum if we are not going to faithfully adhere to the Schedule that contains the other laws that need to passed in order to give meaning to the true intent and purpose of this Act. Schedule 5, that is on page 192 tells us what we must do between Chapter 1 and the very last Chapter; that is; between the first year and the final year. With regard to legislation in respect of culture, we have five years from enactment of this legislation. We have five years within which to enact laws in accordance with this new Constitution to ensure that culture is entrenched in the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the citizenship, you will find that we have one year within which to enact a legislation under Article 8 relating to citizenship. If you look at Chapter 4 on the Bill of Rights, you will find that we have three years within which to get the freedom of the media as provided for in Article 34."
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