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    "id": 43239,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am informed by the spirit of the new Constitution, which has been laid out by the Chairman of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee. The new Constitution provides clearly who the Commission is and what its functions are. We cannot correct the Constitution through legislation, not unless we want to amend it. Therefore, it is very clear that already the Constitution envisages a Commission with powers and functions as outlined in that Constitution. We cannot, therefore, deny the proposed Commission those powers and responsibilities through legislation. Even if we attempt to do so, that part of the legislation will be unconstitutional. Secondly, we should not prepare this country for what we saw in Ivory Coast, where they have two bodies which have the capacity to announce results. If we go this route, we will end up with a scenario where the secretariat, citing powers that exist in the legislation, will make certain announcements, and the Commission, citing powers vested in them by the Constitution, will make a different announcement. Let us be careful. Let us do the right thing. Let us follow what the spirit of Constitution has laid out. Let us pass the amendment as suggested by the Chairman of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee."
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