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    "id": 124493,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/124493/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would normally have a lot of sympathy with this Bill. However, there are many inconsistencies and it will not be good for this House to pass a Bill for the sake of passing it. In the first instance, this is a constitutional Bill, and it requires a very exhaustive study in order to align it with the current Constitution. This Bill is citing Section 16 of the Constitution of Kenya with regard to the appointment of Ministers. The same Bill has a provision for the appointment of the Vice-President amongst the 24 Ministers. The Bill is completely oblivious of the current National Accord and Reconciliation Act, which was entrenched in the Constitution. That Act says the Government shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, the new addition of the Prime Minister and his two deputies and, of course, Ministers and other Ministers. The Constitutional amendment which was taken by this House and accepted as such is a fact of life. Therefore, to try and amend substantive constitutional arrangement through a Bill of Parliament would be asking too much of this House to accept this Bill in the present form in which it is. No wonder the hon. Member had some difficulty in not knowing whether to support it or not. He is right. How do you support a Bill which, itself, ignores the current existing arrangement? The latest arrangement resulted in a National Accord and the Reconciliation Act, which has now established additional responsibilities---"
}