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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the report has brought to the fore serious issues. There were court cases. There were court orders. Even if there were none, the Constitution is very clear on the protection of property. When we say property, we are not talking about Lornoh House. We are not just talking about Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). We are talking about what a simple Kenyan can call their property. It could be a house that is grass thatched. That is their property, and that is their home. It enjoys the same status in the Constitution as any other property in this country. It is very sad what we saw going on in Syokimau. I do not know whether those who brought down those houses read the Constitution. Section 40 of the Constitution on the protection of property is very clear. For anybody to allege that the Cabinet sat down to order the demolitions, who told the Cabinet that they can amend the provisions of the Constitution using a Cabinet decision? There is nowhere that it is written that a Cabinet decision can override the provisions of the Constitution. The Constitution is supreme and whatever it provides is the mother law. Any other decision or law is subordinate to the provisions of the Constitution."
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