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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the key difference between the Welfare Geographical Dimensions Survey and the Kenya Integrated Survey is a matter of geographical coverage. It is more comprehensive and includes everybody. So, if we proceed to prosecute this Motion with this kind of information, we will be engaging in an exercise in futility. This will take us back to where we have come from. We seem to be living in the old Constitution. This House must be alive to the fact that there is a new Constitution. Article 10 of the Constitution says:- âThe national values and principles of governance in this Article bind all State organs, State officers, public officers and all persons whenever any of them:- (a) applies or interprets this Constitution; (b) enacts or applies or interprets any law; or (c) makes or implements public policy decisionsâ. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are being asked to make a resolution of the House that is very offensive to the Constitution. Is that something that we, as a House, are willing to entertain? Article 10(2) of the Constitution provides as follows:- âThe national values and principles of governance include human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, non-discrimination and protection of the marginalizedâ. If that is not unconstitutional, then I would want to invite what you would consider unconstitutional."
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