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    "id": 90056,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support the amendment but also want to move an amendment to the amendment by substituting or deleting the word 5.00 p.m., and replacing it with 3.00 p.m. I think the point of swearing in Members of Parliament tomorrow has been talked about and has been addressed adequately, I think we are now not in doubt on which is the effective date of the new Constitution. The main reason why I am amending the time is as hon. Ms. Karua put it, to take care of the interests of our Muslim brothers and sisters. But besides that, I also want to address the issue that later in the day, the Ministers and Assistant Ministers will be sworn in. The main reason why the Ministers or members of the Cabinet will still be appointed from Parliament is because we are transiting. There is a transition clause. Therefore, before these Members are sworn in as Members, I think we will be violating the same constitution by swearing in Ministers who are Members of Parliament and who have not been sworn in as Members of Parliament. So I think this will remove any doubt of who is supposed to be sworn in as a Minister because otherwise if you swear in the Ministers yet they have not been sworn in as Members of Parliament, I think that is still debatable and somebody can still challenge it."
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