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    "id": 203800,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muite",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kibugi Muite",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I appreciate that the Attorney-General, besides being the Chief Legal Advisor to the Government, is also a Senior Counsel and, therefore, I expected him to agree with his colleague Senior Counsel that, in order to understand a section, you read it as a whole. That is how you can understand the intention of the Legislature. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Attorney-General has talked about executive authority, which is to be found in Section 23 of the Constitution. With your permission, Section 23 3930 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 13, 2007 Sub-section (1) says:- \"The executive authority of the Government of Kenya shall vest in the President and, subject to this Constitution, may be exercised by him either directly or through other officers subordinate to him.\" What the Attorney-General did not draw the attention of this House to, is Sub-section (2) of the same Section 23, which says:- \"Nothing in this section shall prevent Parliament from conferring functions on persons or authorities other than the President!\""
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