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    "id": 111299,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to pay tribute to those who have toiled for many years up to the stage where we have reached in this Constitution making process. The wish of Kenyans, even as Members of Parliament haggle around, is to have a new Constitution. There are very many reasons, some of which have been tabulated in the Draft Constitution, why Kenyans would like to have a new Constitution. One of them which we kept on talking about is the imperial presidency. Kenyans felt that if they had a President from their own community, then they could benefit from the resource allocation. Kenyans also suffered under the high handedness of the leaders that we have had under the Constitution that is in place now. Kenyans have fought about ethnicity in various ways because of the current Constitution. So, it is the hope of Kenyans that at least, we will deliver to them a new Constitution. There has been a lot of connotation and caucusing among the Members of Parliament. I only hope that Parliament, which happens to be the third organ in the review process after the work that was done by the CoE and the PSC, will be part of those who are preparing the “chakula”. When I see Members of Parliament sometimes behaving as if they are preparing the “chakula” for themselves, I wonder. I want to plead with the Members that we are passing this Constitution for the benefit of all Kenyans. The Constitution that we are debating now in order to take it to the referendum is for posterity. It is for many years to come. It is not something that we can talk about and say that if something goes wrong, we can correct it tomorrow. I would like to urge my colleagues that as we consult even outside this Chamber, like I have seen them doing, we must bear in mind that we must all come together in support of the draft Constitution. The draft Constitution that we are debating has a lot of unique features, some of which have been highlighted by my colleagues. We have seen some of the exciting features like the duo citizenship. In the past, people were given jobs irregularly in the public sector. This is even happening in the private sector because corruption is now all over. It is even in the private sector where we thought that there was no corruption. We kept on talking about the issues of the code of conduct, but I am happy that these issues have all been incorporated as part of the Constitution. We have seen the benefits that have accrued on the few reforms that we have experienced in this country in the last few years. The Constitution will go a long way in putting together all these reforms, so that we can look at them at a glance rather than looking at things selectively and not being able to have control in coordinating them."
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