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    "id": 578165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the submission by my colleague, the Leader of the Majority Party. This matter is not one that should really be controversial. It should have been a matter that would never even have arrived here. On our side, we have heavy hearts dealing with this issue because it seems that the process of implementation of the Constitution is not moving forward as envisaged earlier in the Constitution. It is good to tell the nation that the problem is not Parliament’s. The Executive has refused for a very long time to give us the laws to debate and pass. Therefore, the drafters of the Constitution who said it is Parliament that suffers in the event those Bills are not passed at a certain time may not have looked at the whole issue appropriately. We want to plead with the Ministries, who are the originators of those laws not to make Parliament look bad even when it has not done anything. If those Bills were before us on time and as they should, we would have dealt with them one way or another. I want to absolve Parliament from blame. We in the Opposition have heavy hearts because Kenyans are looking at us and asking why the implementation is not going on. I agree with Hon. Duale and we need to consult on what is coming out. We have consulted with a Section of the House leadership. However, what is coming up is that sometimes The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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