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    "id": 77212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/77212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, in seeking direction from the Chair, I must say that the Assistant Minister has spoken very well for the Government of Kenya. Indeed, it shows that if the Cabinet had to be overhauled, we have a lot of talent amongst the Assistant Ministers and even the Back Bench. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know that even in the process of legislation, if any legislation runs counter to the Constitution, normally, the person affected or offended would wait until there is an Act of Parliament which then has commenced operations, to question whether that Act of Parliament is inconsistent with the Constitution. I am wondering, because there is constant reference to some material which has been placed before Mr. Speaker. All these documents are being tabled on the basis that it is the decision of the IIBRC. My understanding and reading of the Constitution, and it is clearly spelt out, is that the decision of the IIBRC is signified and concretized by way of a Gazette Notice, so that anything that has been placed before you is not material that we can debate on. Indeed, a lot of people went to the media without knowing what exactly the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC)---"
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