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    "id": 721861,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/721861/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2489,
        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. Yesterday, we were in a Committee where we were discussing some proposals on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. They were brought before the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. We had, appearing before us, members and officers from the Kenya National Police Service Commission. They were presenting other matters before us, but they also highlighted something on the proposed amendments. They said that they were very surprised because they were seeing most of the amendments for the first time. We asked in the Committee how a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill comes into being. The Legal Counsel explained how these amendments were arrived at. It is also important for the drafters of these miscellaneous amendments to be in touch with the relevant Government agencies or authorities so that they speak in one language. Yesterday, we had two different Government agencies saying that they have not seen these amendments and yet, we are here appearing to be debating from the same position. It is important that whoever drafts this Bill consults widely. They were seeking to be consulted. They concurred with some amendments, but not some. 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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