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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot of people are trying to make political capital by saying an individual Member within the Government was responsible, or other powerful persons were responsible, who may own land, or may have some interest in some of these areas. I think anybody who is saying that is first undermining the authority of the Republic of Kenya, as properly constituted under the Constitution. If they do not know it, they are also undermining the authority of His Excellency the President. All the decisions in accordance with the current Constitution must be in writing. Once it is a Committee chaired by the President, any Minister, or any member of Government who seeks to say that that decision was made otherwise, is undermine the authority of His Excellency the President. I think even the President was very clear on this when he was in Rwanda. He said he supported the demolitions in clear terms. What hon. Waititu was trying to say was that this decision had something to do with the Prime Minister for extraneous reasons, which had nothing to do with the demolitions. If hon. Saitoti was here and the other member, who were part of this Committee, I think they should stand up and say that it was their decision. Yesterday, during the debate I saw His Excellency the Vice-President and I thought he would take the opportunity of defending this decision that was made by the Cabinet."
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