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    "id": 1202887,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1202887/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, not to deliberate that point, let us build a country that values all the 42 ethnic groups. That is the only time we will be able to walk the talk, when we say we want to give equal opportunities to all Kenyans. His Excellency the President still has time. Let him go back and reconsider the issues that have been raised by people like the Senator for Tana River County, Sen. Mungatana. He should have a Cabinet that represents all the 42 minorities of this country. That is the only time we will all have a sense of belonging and acceptance as Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, respecting the independence of Judiciary should include the culture of respecting decisions emanating from our courts of law. The High Court has ruled not once or twice that the position of CAS is illegal, unconstitutional and it has no space in our Constitution. If you read the Constitution from Article 152 all through to 155, you will know the positions that create the Cabinet. Article 152 has the President, Deputy President, Attorney General and appointed Cabinet Secretaries. Article 154 has the Secretary to the Cabinet. More importantly, Article 155 says that there would-be Principal Secretaries (PSs) who will be the administrators of these ministries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet Administrative Secretary (CAS) has no space in our Constitution. In his speech, the President told us that he wants to respect the independence and decisions coming from the Judiciary. Therefore, he should exercise his powers as permitted within the confines of our Constitution."
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