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    "id": 656221,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 431,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I feel honoured that I am accorded this opportunity when you are seated on that seat. It might be the one and only time that you sit there. Therefore, it could be quite important for the annals of history to know that Senator No.003 accorded an opportunity to Senator No.001 to contribute to an important constitutional Bill that seeks to give force to the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a friend told me that when you hear something mentioned once, it could be an opinion or rumour. When you hear it mentioned twice, it could still be an opinion or rumour but when it is mentioned severally, it becomes data. There is no measure of a progressive Constitution. Today, Kenya is regarded to have a progressive Constitution largely because it has a progressive Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya is an aspiration even some democracies need to emulate and take up in their various constitutional practices and amendments of their Constitution. It has been said severally that the Kenyan Constitution is progressive largely because it has a progressive Bill of Rights. Therefore, I commend Mheshimiwa Wanjiku Muhia, Member of Parliament (MP). It should accurately say, “Member of the National Assembly” because MP refers to all MPs. Since our Bill largely refers to us as Senators, it is only prudent that we adopt a style so that one knows from which Chamber the Bill is being proposed from. However, I commend her. What she is doing is a responsibility of State actors. The Senate and other bodies should have started it a long time ago. The electronic version of theSenate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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