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"speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, starting with my good friend, Mr. Isaac Ruto of the Mau fame, under Article 23 of the Constitution of Kenya, the Executive authority of this country is vested upon the President who exercises it in conjunction and with the support of the Cabinet which includes the Rt. hon. Prime Minister and Ministers. That Executive is vested with authority to negotiate and execute treaties on behalf of the country. It also has the residual responsibility and duty derived from the Constitution to ratify those treaties. When it comes to domestication, we have to turn those treaties into laws of this country and only this Parliament can enact laws for the country. That is why I said that the Executive function is to negotiate, sign and ratify. The parliamentary function is to domesticate. On Mr. Baiyaâs question, I have just provided a list here but I was humble enough to admit without being prodded by anybody that it is not conclusive. There are many"
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