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    "id": 1422701,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1422701/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. TJ Kajwang’",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I rise to speak for the development of jurisprudence, customs, and traditions of this House. This is the first time ever, in the history of the new Constitution that we have tackled this matter. The other House has been lucky that, on many occasions, it has handled such matters. It is important that you go into history by setting a precedent, the legal foundation for many. It is this House that can impeach, call the President to question, call an emergency, or declare war. This gives you an opportunity to put the law in such a manner that everybody will have the foundation. A Report has been given to you and you have looked at it. You used the word \"scanned\". In law, you have perused and approved the Report. However, the Report has not been given to Members. They do not have an opportunity to go to Room 8 to read it even if it would die here. Suggesting that Members would accept the Report one way or the other without applying their cognitive abilities to understand if the issues were substantiated would be to deny this House its conscience and take away its power to debate. Hon. Speaker, I urge you to create room for as many Members as possible to comment on such an issue, even if it is going to die here …"
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