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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibra, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Orero",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I speak to this Motion, just like my colleagues, I want to wish all the women good luck on this International Women’s Day. This Motion before us touches on various aspects of constitutional change. It is going to be a piecemeal change on the Constitution. Some of the areas that are proposed for change will require a referendum. The amendments must be consistent with the requirement of our laws. We have the NG-CDF in this Motion. Since the inception of the NG-CDF, we have had court determinations stating that it is not legally constituted. We have an opportunity now to look at the matter again and ensure that we anchor it in the Constitution. Money from the NG-CDF has helped Kenyans all over the country. When you go to our constituencies, you realise that NG-CDF has done a lot more than any other fund in existence. Members need to anchor it in our Constitution so that the future generation is guaranteed enjoyment of our efforts. The same goes for the oversight money proposed for the Senate. They also need to carry out their work effectively. You will, however, realise that these issues have been lumped together with that of creation of the Office of the Leader of Official Opposition. At the moment, our country has a system that is not parliamentary. We are going to mix our current system with something else if we allow Cabinet Secretaries to come and answer Questions in Parliament. Is ours a parliamentary or a presidential system? In a presidential system, we have the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party. We have to review and see whether we are still going to maintain the presidential system or have a hybrid of the presidential and parliamentary systems. Before we pass this Motion, we must be sure about where our country is headed. Are we going to have a hybrid system or a presidential system, which is in our 2010 Constitution? When we create room for the Leader of the Official Opposition, it must be definite because in the 2010 Constitution there is a requirement that we subject such an amendment to a referendum. I, however, take this chance to support that the NG-CDF, NGAAF and the Senate Oversight Fund to be anchored in our Constitution."
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