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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I can see many of you want to speak to this matter. You can see that it is not a big issue. Hon. John Mbadi clearly read out the provisions of Article 255(1) of the Constitution and made reference to paragraph (c). He also went on to state all the matters which the Constitution has provided may not be amended, otherwise, other than through a referendum, and more particularly he made reference to that which affects Parliament. It is if anybody were to move here purporting to affect the functions of Parliament. It does not go beyond that. Indeed, Article 27 talks about legislative measures. In this case, the State is inclusive of the institution of Parliament. Under Article 94, no person or body may make provision to enforce the law except Parliament. Articles 97 and 98 of the Constitution do not touch on the functions of the two Houses. They are about composition. There is really nothing that affects Article 1 of the Constitution; sovereignty of the people. There is nothing that affects the sovereignty of the people. That sovereignty, in any event, is exercised through Parliament when dealing with legislation, through the national Executive and the county executives in the devolved systems and in the county assemblies. So, the sovereignty has given those institutions authority. Indeed, even judicial authority is derived from the people, from the same sovereign but only to exercise it in accordance with the same Constitution."
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