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    "id": 655328,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lesuuda",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. It was a privilege for me to sit in the earlier Select Committee that looked at some of the constitutional and legislative interventions that this Committee will look at. It will determine how best to implement those recommendations either through popular initiative or come up with other recommendations. It is evident that we need to look at how we can enhance our Constitution. If leaders, both in the National Assembly and the Senate had the good will, we would not have had to change our Constitution this early. We would have continued to implement it and pick lessons of what we can do. However, there has been no goodwill. It is my hope and desire that even after the recommendations are done and the popular initiative carried out, in future, leaders should learn and invest more on having the political goodwill for serving Kenyans. We have always talked about the need to strengthen this House. Its role has to be strengthened. In the Constitution, its role is clear but because of lack of---"
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