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    "id": 855101,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you. This Bill is fairly straight forward, as Sen. Dullo has said. For the record, I want to bring the attention of the Senate to Article 26, which states:- “Any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the law of Kenya.” Article 94 states:- “Legislative authority of the republic is derived from the people and at national level is vested in and exercised by Parliament which includes the Senate.” The amendment to remove the word “Parliament” and include the National Assembly is, at best, mischievous and, at worst unconstitutional of people who, as I have mentioned, think that the county government is the county executive. There are people who think that Parliament is the National Assembly; Parliament is the Senate and the National Assembly. Sen. Dullo has pointed at very interesting issues. We have come to now know that there is a Register of Treaties, which must ideally be brought to the Senate. We need to know what commitments Kenya has made out there in the world. Those people who think that Senate does not form part of Parliament, or who think that counties do not form part of Kenya, are people who have not read this Constitution well. As I support this Bill, this is a matter that should not, in fact, bring rancor. I hope that the Determination of the Nature of Bills (Procedure) Bill, 2018, that Sen. Sakaja and I, have proposed, will resolve these disputes where the National Assembly excludes, where necessary, the Senate. They have done it in so many platforms and other laws, but with this Bill we can come to an understanding. This country and the legislative authority at national level is shared between the National Assembly and the Senate. This country has entered, will enter and will continue to enter into treaties beyond the Jubilee Party, NASA, His Excellency the President Uhuru Kenyatta, Hon. Raila Odinga and all of us. It will enter into treaties and we must, therefore, leave a legacy. That legacy means that the structure of Parliament in making laws, which form part of the laws of Kenya, must be respected. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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