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    "id": 814509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me add my voice in support of the Statement by the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen, regarding the unfortunate statement by some Members of the National Assembly. I am amazed this afternoon that some Members of the National Assembly have not read the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. It is like a preacher or an imam in a mosque who has not read the holy Quran or a Pope in a Catholic domain who has not read the holy Bible and, therefore, they are not worthy the titles they purport to be. They should spare time and where they do not know, they should seek guidance from professors of laws like you, the Chair, on the definition of a Constitution, starting with the preamble of this Constitution. I would like to refer them to the part of the Preamble which states that- “We, the people of Kenya— ACKNOWLEDGING the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation: HONOURING those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land: PROUD of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, and determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign nation: RESPECTFUL of the environment, which is our heritage, and determined to sustain it for the benefit of future generations: COMMITTED to nurturing and protecting the well-being of the individual, the family, communities and the nation: RECOGNISING the aspirations of all Kenyans for a government based on the essential values of human rights, equality, freedom, democracy, social justice and the rule of law: EXERCISING our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance of our country and having participated fully in the making of this Constitution: 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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