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    "id": 181015,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting a new clause immediately after Clause 27 as follows- Reference Group 27A. (1) Without prejudice to the powers vested in the organs of the review under this Act, the Committee of Experts shall convene a reference group of thirty representatives chosen by the interest groups identified in the Fourth Schedule to facilitate consultation referred to in Section 27. (2) The interest groups identified in the Fourth Schedule shall each nominate one person to the Reference Group. As I had indicated earlier, one of the criticisms we noted, time and again, was that the process was dominated by politicians and the National Assembly. While there is no doubt that this House and Members of this House have the core function of legislation and, essentially, the Constitution is also a law---While it is also true that Members of this House were voted for by more than 10 million Kenyans; while it is certainly true that Members of this House have a very clear mandate that no other institution in this country enjoys in terms of representing and expressing the views of the people of this country, this process is too important to leave to Members of this House alone. Therefore, the essence of this proposed amendment is to bring in a reference group. It will be later listed on the Schedule. There will be a number of civil society institutions, labour organisations, research groups and professional associations. They will add their input into the process and take part in the discussions in a formalised manner."
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