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    "id": 407921,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/407921/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to repeat what everybody has said. However, for purposes of record, I want to read Article 1 of the Constitution for the purpose of clarity. All power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution. Under Article 1(3); the sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to the following state organs which perform their functions in accordance with this Constitution: (a) Parliament and the legislative assemblies in the county governments. Article 1(4) reads; the sovereign power of the people is exercised; (a) at the national level; and, (b) at the county level. It is my suggestion that, in fact, the question as to whether this Bill affects counties should not be there. It affects counties. It affects the people of Kenya, their rights and the sovereign power. It is our mandate as the Senate, in fact, under Article 1(3) to interrogate this Bill to its entirety together with the Memorandum that was presented to Parliament so that we can be seen to be exercising the sovereignty of the people who elected us at the county level."
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