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    "content": "Once the Constitution says we are a Republic, then it means the sovereignty of the Republic of Kenya is in the people of Kenya. That, therefore, means that if we have to swear allegiance, we have to swear allegiance to the Republic. In England, you can swear allegiance to the monarch because sovereignty is in the monarchy. But I stand guided because I remember when I was challenging the Speaker on Erskine May, what he read before you is a one line footnote from Erskine May. It is not in the body of the text. But I will challenge him again. Where in the world is there a Republic where people swear allegiance to the President rather to the Republic? I seek your guidance on that matter. It is part of the duty of your office that, if there is any statute or any matter that undermines the Constitution, you cannot close your eyes to it. That is why I am grateful to the Attorney-General when this matter arose in 1992, in respect of having the name of the former President in the oath, he readily acceded and we did not have any debate about it. I am also appealing to the other side that, if you believe that Kenya is a Republic, then we should swear allegiance to the Republic. But if you think that Kenya is a monarchy, then we can have the oath the way it is and that would make sense."
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