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    "id": 1560350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1560350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
        "slug": "adan-keynan"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Addressing historical injustices was one of the reasons for the agitation for the promulgation of the Constitution. As a country, we must not be afraid to make certain decisions that will be critical in improving our image and adding value to our diversity, representing the nation-states that constitute our premier nation. This Petition filed in the National Assembly attempts to address issues that critical organisations have either escaped or refused to acknowledge. It is high time that the National Land Commission… Under Chapter 15 of the Constitution, we have so many constitutional commissions. The reason the framers of the Constitution decided to give the commissions constitutional, institutional, statutory, and budgetary independence was to give them space within our governance platform to function independently without being hampered by the day- to-day decision-makers. Therefore, the National Land Commission and other constitutional commissions should take their mandates seriously and give Kenyans a reason for their continued existence. I, therefore, support this Petition within the context of dealing with historical injustices. If there is one region that has been really abused through the Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965 and many administrative platforms, it is the Northern region of Kenya. When I see people from other regions being stigmatised because of historical decisions, I remember where we have come from. Today, I empathise with these people. I urge the relevant committee to expedite the process. My recommendation is that we should not reduce this House to a talking shop. Thank you."
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