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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muturi",
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        "legal_name": "Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also intend to be very brief. I want to thank Dr. Kituyi for bringing out that very clear provision of the law. It is good that we can explain some of these things. That section reads, \"If the Treaty is amended, the Attorney-General shall cause that amendment to be published and be laid on the Table of this House\". The reason, in terms of our own Standing Orders, and in terms of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, Cap.2 of the Laws of Kenya, why the Attorney-General, or any Minister or other person, is required to lay before the House any amendments to any laws is because it is accepted the world over that it is Parliament which has the legislative authority. Indeed, that Article 9, which the hon. Dr. Kituyi has just read out says that if within the period that the amendment is laid before the House lapses, the amendment is deemed to have come into operation. Therefore, if within that time, in terms of our own Standing Orders, this House decides to disagree with those amendments, then it is within the power of this House to reject those proposed amendments and then, they shall not be deemed to have come into force in their proposed manner. Therefore, I think, in a sense I agree with Dr. Kituyi that the Attorney-General has a responsibility and duty to this House to come here and notify the House of any proposed amendments. It should not be--- In terms of Article 150(6), again, it is clear that even if the Summit were to meet and agree on any amendments, they still must be taken back to the individual Partner State Parliaments, because those are the legislative authorities of the respective Partner States."
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