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    "id": 427648,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I only wish to make three points. One, we want to commend the President for taking the Constitution seriously. During the height of imperial presidency in the 1980s, a senior Cabinet Minister said that the Constitution is a mere piece of paper and it can be torn at any time. This Motion is clear evidence that things have changed and that the Presidency is now taking the Constitution seriously. I want to commend him for that. Two, it is in our interest as a country to support a peaceful South Sudan. Even if we forget anything else, we saw their President at Lamu when we were launching the LAPPSET corridor project. Without peace and security in Sudan, the LAPPSET Project is in jeopardy. It is in our own interest that we support peace in that country for our own fundamental interest. Thirdly, peace keeping is just one aspect. It is just like collecting water which has poured on the floor. Kenyans should do a little more by going upstream. The cause of insecurity and political violence in any country is first because there is injustice; there are some people who feel marginalized while others feel their human rights are not being respected. As a country, we should work within the African Union (AU) framework and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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