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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Tom Macharia",
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    "content": "Yes, and I say this with tremendous respect. In the hierarchy and infrastructure of laws, there are self-executing provisions left in the Constitution. The Constitution then delegates to the Senate and the National Assembly the power to make laws to execute certain provisions. To that extent, that statute carries constitutional authority because it is made pursuant to a constitutional provision. That would be the case with the Political Parties Act. At Articles 91 and 92, the Constitution prescribes what political parties and the regulation of political parties and coalitions must contain and do. If a statute is unconstitutional, then the High Court, as it has done many times, strikes down that statute as unconstitutional. The Political Parties Act, as currently framed and the basis upon which these coalition agreements were drawn and registered in a government formed on the basis of those agreements, have not been found to be unconstitutional. So, we are not saying that any wrong was done. In fact, we are saying everything was done in accordance with the Constitution and the law. Secondly, when His Excellency the Deputy President stands to make his response before you, amongst the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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