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"speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, because I trust your judgment, and I know you will make a valid finding, to address this very fundamental issue, allow me to refer you to Article 259, which all of us continue to ignore in our work. Allow me to say in my experience now as the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs; I notice that my country is still in what is called denial in psychology. There are many people who still think that the old order continues. That is called denial. But fortunately, the psychologists and psychiatrists have told me that after denial, comes acceptance. The time for us to accept that we have a new Constitution is now and start respecting it. So, I am in a way, agreeing with hon. Karua that the Treasury has forgotten that Article 221 is actually in force. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to refer you to Article 259, which, on occasion, as the Sir Solomon of Kenya, you have sometimes used it to move us forward. It says:- â159(1) This Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner that- (a) promotes its purpose, values and principles---â"
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