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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Maybe, Hon. Wandayi is giving out nomination certificates before the nominations or he is collecting fees. Debate on this Motion will continue for the next three days as per the Standing Orders. I applauded His Excellency the President for his Address during the Joint Sitting of Parliament on 15th March 2017, through which he outlined his Government‘s achievements in fulfilling the constitutional requirements as enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution, the state of the nation‘s security in Article 240 and Kenya‘s status in fulfilling our international treaty obligations in Article 132 of the Constitution. This is the fourth State of the Nation Address by the President. As the House sits this week to discuss the State of the Nation Address by the President, we want to remind ourselves of the words of His Excellency the President, himself, who said that our authority is a public trust to be exercised in a manner that brings honour to the nation, and in full accountability to Kenyans by whom, and for whom, we hold that authority. Those were the words of none other than the President. I take this early opportunity to, first, thank and commend this House and Parliament at large for passing 136 pieces of legislation since the inception of the 11th Parliament. I was a Member of the 10th Parliament. We hardly passed more than 60 pieces of legislation. You can see that in a presidential system of government, where the House has the authority to generate its own legislation, we have done very well and have passed 136 laws. The President acknowledged that the 11th Parliament had undertaken a historic task of establishing a new constitutional order, that of a bicameral Parliament. This is the first Parliament - the 11th Parliament - that had the task of establishing the bicameral Parliament that is made up of the National Assembly and the Senate, and legislating its foundation instruments. Let me go to the achievements of the Jubilee Government. For once, those who have ears can hear me inside the Chamber and the citizens will hear me outside the Chamber. I am sure as you walk, those who have eyes and brains can see. The administration of President Uhuru Kenyatta is the first administration that has implemented ugatuzi or devolution. He has implemented, fast-tracked and transferred all the functions of a devolved system of Government before the end of the first three years. I am sure that if our governors are watching me, they will agree with me. 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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