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    "id": 797908,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for allowing me to contribute to this Address by the President. I was impressed by the President taking time to update us on what is happening in our nation. Particularly, he talked about the implementation of the Constitution. This is so dear to me because of the history we have had in this country. It was only upon a new Constitution that some of us started feeling the Kenyanness in us. The President appreciated this Parliament. He said it has played its role in enacting enabling legislation. We appreciate that. However, when it comes to the implementation of the Constitution, it is not only Parliament that should be seen to be working to enact the laws that are meant to implement this Constitution. The Government should have done better than it did in terms of implementation. All arms should have performed their part. At one point when it came to the implementation of this Constitution, and even now, there is a feeling that the Government was not committed to proper implementation of this Constitution. In fact, at one point, I used the word “mutilating” the Constitution on the Floor of this House when the Government sponsored a Bill that curtailed the benefits that we had so far in as far as curbing electoral malpractices was concerned. In as much as the President appreciated us, the Government should have done better in as far as implementation of the Constitution is concerned. For example, regarding police reforms, what did we get? We expected a lot for us to be able to implement what we envisaged in our Constitution but what did we get from the police or security apparatus? Not all of them of course, but when they started getting brutal, we ended up with killings and we said, no, this is not what we wanted of our institutions. On land reforms, the National Land Commission (NLC) is just another body. It has not been given the powers that it deserves. The NLC should have a budget to be able to handle a lot of issues that surround land. The Government did not do its bit in as far as The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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