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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "In fact, there is a time in this particular House when it was very difficult to become a Senator, and at the same time be conscious about a number of decisions and talk about them more consciously without being in a constant state of rage. That was because some of these issues that have been laid down from both sides of the House have been very weighty. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do know that the weight of those issues indeed goes to touch the Constitution. Therefore, as a nation, as we allow this team to go sit down and talk, I encourage this House to also keenly look at other mechanisms of being able to engage with the different parts of this conversation. Some of the issues as has been said from the Azimio side around the audit of election results are contentious. That is touching on the Article 86 of the Constitution. If you go further, there is the Election Act 2011 and Section 44 is entirely dedicated to auditing of the elections. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act, section 11 is equally embedded on the audit of elections. The Economic rights is an entire issue in Article 43 of the Constitution. I know that the Majority Side has said they are trying to mainstream some of these issues. If you further look at the issues around democratization, our entire Article 4 of the Constitution defines this country as a democracy. So, these are not just issues that need some institutional understanding but indeed, they are at the core of the issues of national dialogue. We thank our leaders, both, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga and President Ruto, for giving this country a chance to sit and have a consultation with itself."
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