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    "id": 827406,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, this is Public Petition No.123 of 2018. Standing Order 225(2)(b) requires that the Speaker reports to the House any petition other than those presented through a Member. I, therefore, wish to convey to the House that my office has received a petition from Peter Mugo Mukua regarding amendment of the Constitution to include 9th March as a national peace day. The petitioner is seeking that the House amends Article 9(3) of the Constitution so as to include 9th March as a public holiday to celebrate National Peace Day. The petitioner avers that the event witnessed on 9th March 2018 following the historic handshake between His Excellency the President, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and the former Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, after the contested presidential elections in 2017 marked a renaissance in the country’s history. The petitioner further contends that, for decades, peace in Kenya had been elusive hence the recent handshake would be a gateway to a greater cohesion, peaceful co-existence, tranquillity and a sense of nationhood. Of great importance is the concerted effort by both Government and the Opposition towards achievement of the Big Four Agenda and realisation of the desired socio-economic and political development in the country. It is against this premise that the petitioner prays that the National Assembly, through the relevant Departmental Committee, amends Article 9(3) of the Constitution to include National Peace Day as a national holiday to be observed on 9th March annually. This Petition, therefore, stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. The Committee is requested to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House and the petitioner in accordance with Standing Order 227 (2). Hon. Members, before I allow any comments or clarifications, let me allow the other Petition to be presented by the Member for Kilifi North."
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