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    "id": 361175,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/361175/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1565,
        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I beg to refer the House to the provisions of Article 130 and 131 of the Constitution. With the permission of the House, I wanted to take the House through Article 130 (2) and it reads as follow:- “The composition of the National Executive shall reflect the regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya.” I beg to refer the House to Article 131 (2) on the duties imposed upon the President by the Constitution, particularly on Sub-Article (2) (c) It reads as follows:- “The President shall promote and enhance the unity of the nation” and (d) “Promote respect for the diversity of the people and the communities of Kenya.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, having stated the above and referred the Legislature to those provisions in the Constitution, I want to make this confirmation. We are dealing with Cabinet Secretaries. The Cabinet Secretaries, together with the President and the Deputy President under the relevant articles of the Constitution, will constitute the National Executive. We are sitting here as Parliament expressing the sovereignty of the entire Nation and that is why we are being called the National Assembly. It is only in this House where the entire nation - through its duly elected representatives - speaks on any matter concerning the nation. So far, if we pass the nominees presented for approval by the House today, we will be having a total of 19 Members of the Cabinet, including the President, Deputy"
}