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    "id": 166448,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/166448/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "I was reading the Constitution last night and Article 159 caught my eye. It says that the judicial authority is derived from the people and it is vested and exercised by the courts and tribunals. Nowhere in this Constitution does it say that, that authority is either held by the President or the Prime Minister in trust for the people. It forces me to remind all of us that today, as we vet the judges, we must remember that Kenya is at a stage where we must look at ourselves as transitional leaders. We are not the leaders that this new Constitution contemplates. After the judges have gone through their vetting, we, as hon. Members, will be vetted by the public in the year 2012. That is when we shall have the real authority to exercise in accordance with what is contemplated in this Constitution. That, therefore, means that we must be very humble and recognize that the real sovereignty is with Kenyans who have allowed us to vet our judges today, and who are going to vet us next year."
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