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    "id": 1217807,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1217807/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": " Thank you for allowing me to ventilate on this matter. From the outset, I just want to say that Article 1 of the Constitution talks about the supremacy of the Constitution and the people. When it talks about the supremacy of the Constitution, it says clearly that this Constitution is supreme to any other law. No law, including customary law, is superior to the Constitution. Any other law trying to supersede the Constitution is null and void. When you talk about customary law, it is the same as talking about any other law created in this House. We are the people who pass the laws of this land. We amend and create laws. If that law goes against the Constitution of this country, it is declared null and void. It is the same case with the laws made by courts—whether it is Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, 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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