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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Andrew Adipo Oluoch",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Mathare",
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": "Article 24 of the Constitution and I want to concede this, allows for limitation of rights. However, it is important that we read the text of Article 24 of the Constitution. It says that a right or a fundamental freedom shall not be limited except by law. These powers that we want to give to the Executive through a Motion which if given effect by the national Government or the police does not have the foundation of a law or a statute - shall not be limited except by law. If you read further on this provision, it also says that even when you limit it, assuming that there was a law, by law I want to persuade this House that a Bill brought before the House, passed, acted and gazetted then becomes law… This Motion is going to give the power to the Executive without the foundation or basis of law. However, even if we had that law, it says that only to the extent that that limitation is reasonable. That is one condition. So it is not a carte blanche . It says you The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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