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    "id": 1130151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the President",
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        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, I have given an account of my tenure in office for the last eight years with a focus on the last one year. I thank all Members of Parliament in both Houses for their individual and collective contributions to the realisation of our legislative agenda. Over the last year, the National Assembly considered and passed 30 Bills, while the Senate passed 19 Bills, out of which three have received Presidential assent while 16 others are before the National Assembly. Hon. Speakers, I also note with appreciation that the National Assembly considered and approved four Sessional Papers, 36 statutory instruments, and 15 treaties over the past one year, including the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Republic of Kenya and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. As you are aware, there are a number of critical legislative proposals emanating from the Executive which are still pending in Parliament. To that end, I urge Parliament to expedite and conclude on the legislative processes so that we can have those urgently needed pieces of legislation in place. My administration has submitted the Huduma Bill so as to conclusively institutionalise the reforms on the national identity ecosystem through the establishment of the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS). The other seminal legislative proposals include the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021; the Political Parties (Membership) Regulations, 2021; the Government Contracts Bill; the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2020; the Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, 2021; the Kenya National Library Service Bill, 2020; and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Once enacted into law, the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill will enhance the integrity of our financial system by closing the last loopholes in our war against money laundering and other such maneno."
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