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    "id": 663242,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/663242/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Access to Information Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2015) be read a Second Time. Just like the Energy Bill, this Bill must be enacted by both Houses of Parliament latest, 27th August, 2016. This Bill gives effect to Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya on access to information. Other than that, it confers on the Commission on Administrative Justice the oversight and enforcement responsibilities with regard to access to information by the people of Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to highlight the ingredients of Article 35 so that we understand what this Bill seeks to do. Article 35 gives the right to access of information to any person. Let me correct myself. It gives this right to every citizen. The choice of the word “citizen” is very deliberate. I was a professor of international law, especially human rights law. Sometimes in the Constitution or the bill of rights reference is made to “every person.” In other places, the same Bill of rights makes reference to “every citizen.” It is because there are certain rights that can be enjoyed by any person; natural or juridical person. Juridical person is like a corporation or company which is a person in law. The electronic version of the Senate 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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