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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Order, hon. Members. I have a communication to make, which is important at this point in time. Hon. Members, I wish to communicate as follows. The tabling of the final report of the Committee of Experts (COE) and the Draft Proposed Constitution by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on the Review of the Constitution this afternoon marks another watershed in the journey towards a new constitutional dispensation for our country. It is a long journey which started two decades ago, and which the 10th Parliament gave impetus to, with the enactment of the Constitution of Kenya Review, Act 2008. As you are all aware, the National Assembly is one of the organs of the Constitutional Review Process under the Constitution of Kenya Review Act. This House is, therefore, obligated to discharge its rightful role in the Constitutional Review Process as mandated by both the Constitution and the review Act. We salute the PSC on the review of the Constitution on the effective manner in which it has discharged its mandate, and in particular, appreciate the role hon. Members have played in building consensus with all the stakeholders in the Constitutional Review Process. The achievements so far made should be applauded as they have brought us to the dawn of a new constitution in accordance with Section 33(4) of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008 and the Report and the Proposed Draft Constitution having been tabled, this House is now required, within 30 days from today, to debate the proposed constitution and do one of two things: (a) approve the Draft Constitution without amendments and submit it to the Attorney General for publication or (b) propose amendments to the Draft Constitution and submit the Draft Constitution and proposed amendments to the Attorney General who shall within seven days submit them to the Committee of Experts for consultation and re-drafting. Hon. Members, you will no doubt be aware that pursuant to Section 47A(2) paragraph (b) of the Constitution, no alteration can be made to the Proposed Constitution as tabled, unless such alteration is supported by the vote of not less than 65 percent of all"
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