{"id":357401,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/357401/?format=json","text_counter":14,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ng’ongo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2884,"legal_name":"Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a","slug":"alice-wambui-nganga"},"content":"On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. It is strictly not a statement. I can see the House is quiet. I had informed you that I would raise a matter of national importance regarding the Constitution. There is a ruling that was made in this House previously that if a matter is touching on or is likely to interfere with the implementation of the Constitution, that matter can be raised at any time before it goes very far. I rise in line with your previous ruling that when a matter is about to be transacted by this House and it touches on the Constitution a Member can rise and raise it. Article 1(3) of our Constitution is explicit that the sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to State organs and this Parliament is such a state organ. Article 94(4) says: “Parliament shall protect this Constitution and promote the democratic governance of the Republic.” Further, Article 2(1) binds all persons and all State organs to the Constitution which is the supreme law of the Republic."}