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    "id": 1211478,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "canvassed in this House. I will therefore not belabour the point because it is already agreed in this House that it is important to entrench the NG-CDF, NGAAF and the proposed Senate Oversight Fund in the Constitution, especially in the wake of the very many cases that are threatening these funds, mostly NG-CDF. There are so many people who appear to be like they are enemies of Kenyans because they do not want the people from the grassroots to benefit from national devolved funds like NG-CDF. Entrenching them in the Constitution does not mean it is unconstitutional, but it is just to keep away the busybodies from going to court. It will firmly make it possible for the citizens of this country to have no fear of these funds disappearing at any particular time. That is already work in progress and I believe these proposals will find their place in the ad-hoc committee which was formed jointly involving the Members of the National Assembly and the Senate. On the other aspects, it is very important to obey our Constitution which requires, under Article 27(8), that the State shall take legislative and other measures to implement the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same gender. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the President comes squarely within the Constitution to propose amendments. The requirement of the Constitution is the State. Who is the head of State? It is the President. In this proposal, the President has done what the Constitution requires of him, which is to propose amendments so that Parliament can play its legislative role to make sure that a law is passed that will also obey the Constitution and safeguard this country from the threats of court rulings like the way it happened in the 12th Parliament. It was different from this one. We do not know whether someone is also contemplating going to court again and threaten this Parliament with dissolution."
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