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"content": "emerged. When kings reigned in Europe, it was not through laws as written but conventions and practices which obliged the king or monarch to do things in a certain way; not necessarily because it was written in black and white but because there was a new spirit of participation and democracy. I am happy that what we have been discussing is a product from the National Assembly. The records would bear what Senators said on this Bill that made not only the debate healthier but we ended up with a better product. After 50 years from now, people will be reading what the Senator for Kericho said on this Bill. That is an important function of debates in Parliament because some people think it is all about just passing Bills. Sometimes you take a lot of time going back and finding out what was the context in which the law was made. That is why legislative history has become a tool of interpretation of the law that is as important as any other except the literal interpretation of the law and the Constitution. With those remarks, Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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