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    "id": 56741,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to complete my contribution by saying this, we have the CIC; it should be seen as a friend to the various stakeholders involved in the implementation process. If you read the functions of the CIC, they are to monitor, facilitate and oversee the development of legislation. Further, they are about coordination with the Attorney-General and the Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC). They are also about reporting regularly. Therefore, this Commission has been given a major function in this country to regulate and supervise, so to speak, the implementation of the Constitution. Therefore, sometimes they may say certain things that may not be pleasing to Parliament, the Executive and even the Judiciary. Let us be accommodative. Let us not read politics in all the actions of the CIC. They have a very difficult task to ensure that the letter and the spirit of the Constitution is respected in the implementation process. This is not going to be an easy thing. You can remember when there was an attempt to make the first appointments; it caused a lot of controversies. The CIC was called upon to give their view. If they give a view that does not conform to what Mr. Mbadi wants, let us accommodate them and give them time to help in nurturing and implementing this Constitution. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to conclude by saying that we cannot over-emphasize the role of the media. There is no medium that can inform the public more than the media. I would like to see the media again re-focusing, because it did a lot of work before we came up with the new constitution. In the lead up to the voting of the referendum, the media did a lot of work. They went out of their way and we thank them. We would like the media to know that this is even the critical moment. Let the media take time and give Kenyans briefs on their rights and how they should nurture and implement the new Constitution. With those remarks, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support the Motion."
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