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    "id": 720103,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/720103/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you. I take this opportunity to first and foremost congratulate the new President of America, Mr. Donald Trump. I wish him well in his new job. I strongly believe he is the right leader for America at this stage. I have a copy of the Agreement between the Governments of Kenya and the US concerning threat reduction biological engagement programme. I think it is a good Agreement. The object of this Agreement is to come up with a mechanism that is going to ensure that we reduce the threat that can be posed by naturally-occurring or manufactured biological beings. I want to congratulate the teams that were negotiating this Agreement. Also, I take into account that the Constitution is now very clear under Article 2(6) that any Agreement that is ratified in Parliament becomes part of the Kenyan law. Members of this plenary need to know what they are doing. They are making law. Therefore, this is quite a crucial document taking into account the provisions of Article 2(6) of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, I looked at Page 18 of the Agreement and the obligations imposed on Kenya by the Agreement are captured. I only note that there are no details on Page 18. I would have thought probably they would have included details to clearly show what they are. I would The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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