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    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. Article 2(6) of our Constitution is very clear. Ratification is a constitutional issue. Once this House ratifies laws that are enacted outside the borders of our country, they form the body of laws of this land. Article 94(5) of the Constitution is very clear. On that, the Executive knows that nothing will have a force of law unless it is passed by this House. For that reason, I thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee of Finance and National Planning. Like what honourable colleagues have said, it is very strange that one of the largest economies in Africa, the largest in East Africa and in this region, in the Horn of Africa and Central Africa, while the other 45 other countries out of 53 had already made this part of their laws, we were still sitting on our hands. For this, I thank the President of Kenya. When Bill Clinton became President in the 1990s, he said the economy is stupid. He decided to focus on the economy as the centre-piece of his presidency. That is why America achieved growth. When our President started, he was able to engage the world on behalf of this country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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