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    "id": 249575,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muite",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kibugi Muite",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to bring to the attention of hon. Members that the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) itself presented a memorandum to the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, seeking and urging that they would prefer to continue being under the Office of the Attorney-General. The Office of the Attorney-General is a Constitutional one, and, unless we amend our Constitution, it will always be there. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is not a Constitutional Office. The President can wake up tomorrow and abolish it and that will be it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the amendment which is sought here is to the KNCHR Act in order to remove the Commission from the Office of the Attorney-General and take it to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and legal Affairs was fully satisfied that, that is not the way to go. We would urge the hon. Members to really support the amendment proposed by the Committee by deleting this amendment, whose effect is to remove the Commission from the Attorney-General's 3888 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 12, 2007 Office to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs."
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