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    "id": 38051,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to respond to hon. Mwau, whom I respect a great deal, and invite his attention to Article 3(2) of the Constitution which has expressly extended the operation of Article 46(4) of the retired Constitution. In fact, if he looks at the Order Paper, he will see those particular areas underlined. Therefore, I would like to suggest, and with respect, that the Association of Professional Societies of East Africa is not a stranger to this House. It is not a stranger to this country and it is not a stranger even to my good friend and neighbour, hon. Mwau. It is an association that brings together the Law Society, architects, engineers and lots of other people. Therefore, His Excellency’s recommendation must be understood from that perspective that this is a man who is looking beyond the narrow borders of the City of Nairobi. Therefore, by bringing a joint forum - and I recommend that those words be emphasized - for the nomination of these particular persons, it will bring an enormous wealth of experience and training to the nomination of these particular persons. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, again, this is a nomination process. It is not, in fact, creating substantive rights or otherwise, so that he would worry about Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda or the Republic of South Sudan, when she joins the East African Community. This is purely a nomination process. I beg to persuade him to withdraw his reservations. Thank you."
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