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    "id": 125271,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many of the things that I would have wanted to say have been said. Many of the reasons that I would have adduced for that have already been said by my colleagues who have opposed this Motion. I want to just mention one or two things. Section 23 of the Constitution says that the Executive authority of the Government of Kenya shall vest in the President. In my opinion, the action that has been taken is in exercise of Executive power and not legislative power. Secondly, as was mentioned a little bit earlier by hon. M. Kilonzo, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Section 34, Cap.2 of Interpretation and General Provisions Act says:- “All rules and regulations made under an Act shall, unless a contrary intention appears in the Act, be laid before the National Assembly without unreasonable delay and, if a resolution is passed by the National Assembly within twenty one days on which it next sits after the rule or regulation is laid before it that the rule or regulation be annulled, it shall, thenceforth, be void, but without"
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