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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion that is before us. There are many things that the Head of State mentioned in his Speech, but I want to, specifically, zero-in on the question of the Constitutional and the business-related legislation that the Government proposes to put through this House during this Session. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my comrades in saying that, indeed, the process of Constitution-making in Kenya has taken a long time. In 1989, this country started the journey towards getting a proper Constitution that will serve the interests of the Kenyan people. The road towards making a new Constitution has been punctuated by a lot of history in this country. One of the things that is part of that history is the constitution-making process; the conference that was called âBomas Conferenceâ. The late Christopher Kijana Wamalwa, then our Vice-President, on 30th April, 2003, during the occasion of the State Opening of Kenyaâs National Constitutional Conference, had the following to say as he invited His Excellency the President:- âLadies and gentlemen, we are in this nation, a people of many tribes, many religions and many cultures. This is not a weakness. This is, indeed, the strength of this Republic. In our effort to write the supreme law of the land, we must go the extra mile to cater for every community, however small; for every religious sector, however small; for every Kenyan who has a view, for the Constitution is the defender of the weak, the protector of the mighty and not so mighty; and the modern defender of the faiths.â"
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