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    "id": 945158,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/945158/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " The Constitution we gave ourselves as a country in 2010 is actually a living document. It is a living document in the sense that it is not cast in stone. It is a document that we have to keep relooking at, improving and making sure that it is responsive to the issues of the day. At the core of the Constitution is the belief that there cannot be real progress in this country if all members of the society do not participate fully in their governance. This is found in Article 100 of our Constitution where we seek to find representation of all Kenyans up to and including the special interest groups, which are listed as women, youth, people living with disabilities, marginalised and minority groups. The journey that we have taken with this Constitution since 2010 has been a good one. We have been able as Parliament to put in place pieces of legislation that have made the Constitution robust just as we wanted it to be. The issue of representation of gender has been a 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."
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