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    "id": 267007,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to react to the question you have posed to me as to the status of the Bill that the House passed last week. The position is that the Bill has reached His Excellency the President; the President has sent a memorandum recommending certain things and that memorandum will be coming to the House any time because it is already here. Therefore, that is not a law yet until it is assented to. Let me just make the point because it is straight forward. The fact of the matter is that until you reject the memorandum or approve it, the President cannot assent to the Bill and, therefore, it remains un-enacted until such a time as it is assented to. That is the correct position but allow me to comment on something else. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House has a historic moment right now to debate this Report. Any attempt to put some obstructions is very unfortunate. Even the words that are in the Report should not be taken as written in the Bible. The Commission will consider what resolution the House sends to it. Therefore, my recommendation would be, please, debate this Report."
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