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    "id": 267634,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/267634/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We appreciate the memorandum from the President but I would like to get your guidance and direction on this particular memorandum. We are all aware that the Constitution of Kenya spells out that this is one of the Bills which had a timeline of 18 months and which lapsed on 26th February, 2012. Given that this House did not extend the timeline for legislating this particular Bill, would it be in order, based on Article 261 of the Constitution, which reads:- “Parliament shall enact any legislation required by this Constitution to be enacted to govern a particular matter within the period specified in the Fifth Schedule commencing on the effective date.” The key word here is “shall” This is one of the Bills that are specified in the Sixth Schedule. I know that Clause 2, sub-clause 2 talks about Parliament having the capacity to extend the timeline but the question then I would ask the Chair to rule on is that, are we able to extend time outside time? The deadline for this Bill was supposed to be 27th February, 2012 and we are receiving the memorandum on 29th February, 2012. Is it going to be Constitutional for this House to debate this Bill outside time?"
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