{"id":593530,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/593530/?format=json","text_counter":108,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Chepkong’a","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1154,"legal_name":"Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga","slug":"samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"},"content":"“Every person has an obligation to respect, uphold and defend this Constitution”. As you know, Article 118 of the Constitution requires that this House facilitates public participation, involvement in legislative and other business of the House. It is no longer the preserve or the monopoly of this House to pass legislation without reference to the members of the public, including the media. Public participation is part of issues raised by the media that they think offends the Constitution. It has, therefore, come to the knowledge of the public which include the media that while this House was considering the Bill, it somehow derogated from the provisions of the Constitution in particular Articles 34 and 24 of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, Article 24 of the Constitution is very clear. It states in part:-"}