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    "id": 649443,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to say I support this mediated version of the Bill. The civil society plays a very critical role as far as oversight and civic education are concerned. When this Bill came for Second Reading, I was very passionate that the civil society must be nominated to the environmental council. I thank God that this has been done. We need to support it. We are being guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). If we look at the SDGs, we will find that matters of the environment and climate are well stipulated. It is civil society who leads the advocacy to implement environmental care. Because it is the shoe wearer who knows where it pinches, it is good and important for a nominee of the civil society to be in this Council. Parliament means both Houses of representatives. This is a mistake being done by the Senators and some Members of the National Assembly. Article 93 of the Constitution says “there is established a Parliament.” In this case, Parliament is composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. It is important for our Senators to know that Parliament involves them. We have not seen this happening in many occasions. It is important to say that we need the National Assembly and the Senate. Once the word “Parliament” is there as stipulated under Article 93 of the Constitution, it implies the Senate is included. I support this amendment. 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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