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    "id": 838468,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838468/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13362,
        "legal_name": "Andrew Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to say a word on this change of date. It is common knowledge that Kenyans are making effort to have the Constitution changed. Whether this will happen or not, we leave it to Kenyans to decide. Because of this, we should think of changing the Constitution at that time. There is no need for piecemeal changes to the Constitution because if we start changing it this way, how many times are we going to change this? I am saying this being aware that the change from August will affect the presidential tenure. Therefore, the referendum will be a necessity. I would urge the Mover of the Motion to think of this carefully so that we move together towards changing this Constitution. After all, by the time the 2010 Constitution was being discussed, it was agreed that 20 per cent of it was not quite satisfactory. Many people were still unhappy with that. If that was accepted, it would indicate and it actually acknowledges the fact that we should change the Constitution, at least, to an extent acceptable to all of us. This is why I am saying we should not be too much in a hurry and probably complicate the change at the time we need it. This is my concern and I thank you for giving me an opportunity to say this. Thank you."
}