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    "id": 510773,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/510773/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I have just said that according to the advert put up by Parliament inviting public to present their views on this particular Bill, that deadline is Monday, next week. Therefore, the people of Kenya are preparing to submit their concerns, proposals and suggestions regarding this Bill, either today or even on Monday because from tomorrow up to Sunday, those will not be working days. If we continue to transact this Bill having invited the people of Kenya to present their views to the Committee by Monday and we go ahead with Second Reading, we are going to disadvantage a good section of the society of Kenya. Allow me to take you further on issues of constitutionality. The Chair had ruled, not even in this Parliament but previously, that when it comes to matters of constitutionality, a Member can raise it at any time. This is a ruling by hon. Kenneth Marende and even by hon. Justin Muturi, who has made this ruling before. On the Bill of Rights, Article 31 regarding privacy, that is a fundamental human right, protected by the Constitution. Further, the Bill of Rights, Article 34 on freedom of the media, it is a clearly protected right in the Constitution. Finally, Article 36 on freedom of association; the Bill of Rights is one of those chapters of the Constitution that are protected and for you to even amend them, you have to subject it to the people of Kenya in a referendum. If you look at this Bill carefully and I want you to look at the first page, you realize that this House is going to amend through the Public Order Act---"
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