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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this heavy subject matter. I know it is not very easy to speak after listening to the wisdom from the Senior Counsel Otiende Amollo. Looking at the intention of the President, it only takes a President who believes in constitutionalism and the rule of law to propose such a raft of constitutional amendments. If you have a President who still believes that we need a strong opposition in this country, we must be proud of that President. If it was any other President, his intention would be to suppress the opposition. Looking at this document, Hon. Otiende Amollo has said that the President is initiating a constitutional amendment. In my opinion, this is a Memorandum. This cannot qualify as an initiation of a constitutional amendment. This is a Memorandum requesting Parliament to institute a constitutional amendment and cannot, therefore, be interpreted to mean that the President has initiated a constitutional amendment. I have looked at the issues from a broader perspective. On the issue of gender inclusion and affirmative action, this House must be alive to the fact that the courts have made a finding to the effect that this House is not properly constituted. It does not conform to the law. It is a matter that we must take up seriously. I have looked at the proposal by the President and I associate fully with it. The President has argued that currently this House has 290 Members of 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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