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    "id": 915362,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Horr, FAP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chachu Ganya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 18,
        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a tendency where technocrats at State House usurp the powers of the lawmakers and so, they are the ones making laws for this country. The world over lawmakers veto presidential memoranda if they can rise to the occasion and raise the two-thirds requirement. As a ranking Member of this House, I can tell you for sure that even to raise the quorum needed, let alone to veto that Memorandum with the required majority, is next to impossible. That is what we have observed over the years. In light of this, few technocrats such as legal advisors in State House have usurped the powers of Parliament, whether the Senate or the National Assembly, and are the ones in effect making laws for this country. This is unacceptable. This is a faulty Article in our Constitution. We should reconsider that Article so that we can have the necessary powers and play our constitutional mandate in terms of the roles we have under the Constitution. To raise 233 Members or even a quorum in this House, is next to impossible, let alone getting the required The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}