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    "id": 617593,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/617593/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it is a good day because the Jubilee Coalition is becoming the preferred option in the Chamber. It is the best network to use - like Safaricom. This is a fundamental Petition. Amendment of the Constitution through parliamentary initiative is provided for in the Constitution. We can amend certain Articles of the Constitution if we all agree. The Okoa Kenya, Boresha Katiba, Punguza Mzigo and many other initiatives can take advantage of this opportunity. If we amend the sections, we can amend through parliamentary initiative and then whatever remains can be taken to a referendum. This Petitioner is also uniting all of us from different political views. So, I support him. Hon. Speaker, through your office, the Petition should be given priority so that all these stakeholders, including ourselves and those who want to change the election date, even though I am not one of them, can be part of this Boresha Katiba Initiative. Those who want to have Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) appointed from the House, you now have a brilliant Kenyan who, because Parliament could not act for three years, is now asking us to amend the Constitution. I urge you to tell the relevant Committee to give this Petition first priority so that the various groups can sit together and have a cup of tea for the benefit of the people of Kenya. 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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