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    "id": 502328,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/502328/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 60,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that all constitutional office holders are supposed to make the Constitution better by practising it and reviewing every now and then areas that cause difficulties. But if constitutional office holders try to play or utilize their good offices to belittle this document, then time will catch up with them. We have learnt in the 50 years of Independence of this country that those who go the wrong way will be judged harshly by history. For example, we had prison cells in Nyayo House. Those cells are nowhere today because time has passed and it has become an issue of ridicule. So, being a Jubilee Senator, I will hate to see one time down the line that our President may have signed documents, because of people’s ego or ill advice, that one day will be looked at as unconstitutional. It is because of posterity and the Constitution that we, as constitutional office holders, must be very careful when we try to use our good offices to bend or break the laws. Time will catch with you. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the struggle for freedom and rights is a continuous thing. Today, I join the Senators who have contributed and said that the issue of playing with the Constitution and making laws that do not follow the procedures will be objected to by this Senate. It is such voices that have brought Kenya where it is now. There was a time when you could not mention the name of the Head of State publicly. Today, because of the kind of voice that is going on right now in this Senate, we were able to put even in cartoons the President’s images and what people feel about the presidency. 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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