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    "id": 681078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/681078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "During the debate, Hon. Members mentioned important issues, activities and aspects of this law. It is on that basis that the House passed this law. Three years down the line, a CS, who as per our Constitution has no mandate to make law, is sitting on this important law just because the law makes a provision for the CS to determine the date and time when this law should come into force. Now that three years have passed, time has come for us to do away with this clause that requires that the CS must determine the date and time for enactment of the Bill. That is why this Amendment Bill is very important. By passing it, we will be signalling that once this Bill is assented to by the President, it becomes law within 48 days. That is going to help this country. As Kenyans, we all know the role the civil society and non-State actors in this country have played in ensuring that this country is where it is today. These important organizations, like the non-State actors have made tremendous contributions, more so in the dry areas of this country. I had an opportunity to work with some of these organisations. I recall the kind of work that was done in northern Kenya, areas of Turkana and Tana River. I can say without any fear of contradiction that some of these areas have just begun appreciating the central Government. In the olden days, the only Governments they knew were the NGOs. To them, that was their government. With this delay occurring as a result of the CS not operationalising this Act, we are being unfair to Kenyans. We are also being unfair to this House which passed the law. We need to fast- track the passing of this Amendment Bill so that we prove to Kenyans that the only institution with authority and constitutional mandate to make laws is this House of Parliament. With those remarks, I support the Amendment Bill."
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