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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving this opportunity. I want to add my voice to what other Members have contributed. We have very burning issues. On the issue of the Constitution, let it be known to each and every Member here that the Constitution of Kenya is a property of the people of Kenya. It is not a property of the National Assembly. The people of Kenya, in their wisdom, spoke well and overwhelmingly supported the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 to an extent that there are things they rejected and accepted others. Based on the memorandum of Dr William Ruto to the National Assembly, the people decided on the kind of Government they wanted. They did not want Cabinet Secretaries to come to the National Assembly. That is why they decided that Cabinet Secretaries be technocrats and people outside this building. Therefore, if somebody wants to bring these changes, let us go back to the people and ask them. It is the right time now because the Constitution has been in existence now for over 12 years. So, when the people currently sitting in the Executive feel that Cabinet Secretaries are supposed to come here, my suggestion– and I believe it is the suggestion and the minds of many Kenyans– is that we go to a referendum and ask the people what they want. We cannot be thinking on their behalf and try to amend the 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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