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    "id": 560409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/560409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the people of Kenya spoke on 27th August, 2010. In the Preamble, the Constitution states: “We, the people of Kenya, acknowledging, honouring, proud, respectful, committed, recognizing, exercising, adopt, enact, God bless Kenya.” The people of Kenya spoke very loudly. We have seen the commitment and the way they believe in this Constitution. As they passed it, they appreciated that there are three arms of Government; the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. The Legislature comprises of the Senate and the National Assembly. The implementation has not been very smooth. As is expected, there have been hitches here and there. The Senate has acted, of course, with diplomacy and respect. It has followed all diplomatic ways to ensure that the Constitution is implemented and Wanjiku or Akinyi is given what she dearly wants. Devolution is the key pillar and one of the most important aspects of this Constitution. For devolution to succeed, we must give clear-cut roles of the National Assembly and the Senate. We know what Article 96(2) states, but because we know the political exercise that this Constitution went through in Naivasha, there was some 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."
}