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    "id": 66212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/66212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "I use the word “attempting” very advisedly. I am a good lawyer. The fact of the matter is that the country would appear even better in the light of democratic countries like France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The USA seeks to protect its citizens because every citizen of the USA has complete confidence in their judiciary. We do not have that ability at this point. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, you utilize Standing Order No.5 so that unlike other situations that I am seeing emerging, we do not paralyze this country. We want this country to move forward. We want this country to attempt to implement the Constitution. Going by remarks I have heard from Members of the Committee, they have not even started vetting. They are saying that they want to decide on the issue of constitutionality. In fact, they are interrogating the consultation that is required under the constitutional provisions. Therefore, with utmost respect to the court, I think the new Constitution is no longer the sort of constitution that anybody thought that it was their reserve for interpretation. I say so with utmost respect to the section. This Parliament has also got a right to say it has a constitutional function. Therefore, we want to move this process forward to hear what the Committees have said. Mr. Speaker, Sir, would I be in order to request you to use Standing Order No.80(5)? Thank you."
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