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    "id": 1491071,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "There is an obligation placed on the President to make sure that this Bill of Rights--- This is the cry that our beloved Sen. Crystal Asige is calling upon us to help ensure this law is supported. It should get the real support of the President, so that it becomes law that will help him enforce this Bill of Rights. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can see you smiling and I am happy that you are smiling and not calling me to order. This is a sign of an agreement. However, I think it is time we held the President to account for his responsibilities in this Article, so that this country can be run like a republic. I want to tell you that when Americans got their Constitution, there was one old man who was 80 years old and was suffering from gout. He was called Benjamin Franklin. He had been pushing for it when it was eventually accepted. Among the crowd, people approached him and asked him, “What have you given us? Is it a monarchy or a republic?” Benjamin Franklin answered, “a republic, if you can keep it.” A republic does not just exist, a republic is an ongoing concern. It is a duty. A republic is a duty upon us. It is a call of duty, if you read our Constitution under Article 3 (1) and our National Anthem. Thus, in the words of Benjamin Franklin, all Kenyans are called to keep this country a republic and a republic we must keep. Accordingly, in keeping this country a republic, it is the call by Sen. Crystal Asige, that all Kenyans must be carried on board. Nobody should be left behind or fall through the cracks. We are going to make this law to ensure that all Kenyans enjoy the promise of the republic. We keep Kenya a republic and a republic being a government of law, not a government of men; a government of the law, where all are subject to the law. 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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