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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to contribute to the Motion on the Memorandum by His Excellency the President which came to the House proposing several constitutional amendments. Regarding the matter of the NG-CDF, the House is aware we debated this extensively and formed a joint committee with the Senate. The President’s memorandum can only be seen to add credibility to the proposal by Hon. Gichimu and the Member for Matungulu that was debated in a similar manner before this House. I want to urge Hon. Members to let this matter be dealt with by the joint committee of this Assembly and the Senate so that we make progress and there is harmony between the President’s proposal and the one this House initiated before his memorandum. On the issue of two-thirds gender rule, all of us agree that we have a history where women were not participating in our governance institutions as much as they should. We also know that the contribution of women in the development of our economy and in building our families cannot be gainsaid. We also know that we have been at a constitutional crisis, so to speak. None other than retired Chief Justice Maraga advised the country that this House, the 12th Parliament and even this 13th Parliament, are unconstitutional regarding the two-thirds gender principle. There is urgency in considering the proposals by the President so that we see The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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