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    "id": 112260,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I am aware that we will meet somewhere in Nairobi and that is fine. But I would be failing in my duty if I do not warn this House that, even as we consult, we should know that we are making a Constitution for Kenyans. If we go to that meeting thinking that we are making a Constitution for ourselves, we will miss the point. It is also not right for us to demonize the work of the CoE. We hired those people; it is this House that hired the CoE. The process that we used was very detailed and elaborate. So, I believe that the CoE represents the face of this country because that was the bottom line. I want to also add that, as opposed to us, the advantage that the CoE has is enormous. They have all the documents that originated from the people of Kenya. They have the Bomas Draft, the so-called Wako Draft and even the Naivasha Draft. They have memoranda from the people of Kenya, which we do not have. Some were sent through email and others through representation. So, when the CoE changes or makes some amends on some of the agreements that were arrived at in Naivasha, we should not look at it negatively. We should look at it positively and think that probably, there is something that we are missing; that probably we are leaving Kenyans behind. Probably we are moving too fast. But we are here to represent the people of Kenya. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my concluding remarks are that as we head for that retreat--- although it was against my wish--- Personally I believe that there is no single day that we will have a document that everybody will say is perfect. This document will have to be worked on. I changed my mind when I went to County Hall for two days, that is on Friday and yesterday. I realized that many of us have not read this document. Some of the issues that we have are as a result of misinformation. So, it is important that we have an informal meeting so that we can be on the same page. Some of us believe that this document is for lawyers. That document is a purely political document which is very simple to understand even by accountants like myself."
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