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"speaker_name": "Nandi Hills, UDA",
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"content": "I want to support the expansion of the selection panel from seven to nine Members. They have included various professional bodies in our country like the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya where I am a Member. As a country, we have a long history dating back in the 1990s when various bodies were represented in the selection panel and it was acrimonious. So, this Bill is defining the bodies which will have representatives in the selection panel. It is black and white and, in my view, the members are professionals."
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"content": "This Bill proposes the composition of the selection panel, how they will operate and its dissolution. So, it is giving a complete picture. This is comforting to Kenyans because it is a negotiated document. It goes ahead to elucidate more on how commissioners of the IEBC will be selected. My attention was captured the other day when we hosted friends from a country which has embraced technology in everything. In Africa, I think Kenya is on a better pedestal in terms of using technology. Section 6 of the Act on the qualifications of the commissioners proposes that they should not only have experience in finance, but also ICT as an additional qualification."
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"speaker_name": "Nandi Hills, UDA",
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"content": "This really excites me because as a country, we are doing very well in terms of technology. We are now running 100,000 kilometres fibre optic and 25,000 free public Wi-Fi hotspots. So, by bringing persons with technological mind in the IEBC, they will adopt full technology in running our elections. This will end the acrimony we have always had and ensure that we have peaceful elections. This is because adoption of technology brings efficiency and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "transparency. So, we will have a very transparent election. This excites me and that is why I support this Bill. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this Bill has gone ahead to define the issue of when a vacancy arises, under Sub-section 1. If the chairperson is incapacitated or that seat becomes vacant, it then gives the powers to the vice- chairperson to take charge. This was a serious anomaly that existed, and that is why we witnessed some of these things previously in the last election between the Cherera Four and the then Chairman. Such things have been cured by this Bill. This is exciting as the position of the chairman will not be vacant at any one time with the vice- chairman. It goes ahead to explain what would happen in an event both seats remain vacant."
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"speaker_name": "Nandi Hills, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Bernard Kitur",
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"content": "I support this Bill because it elucidates what happens after elections. The Commission will have one year to review the operations and make any necessary changes required to make the operations for the next elections more efficient, effective, transparent and accountable. Even as they do that, they will bring it to Parliament to look into it and make it better for future elections. It is exciting when you have it captured in law, that once an election is done, you can review it. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me capture the last and most important issue of the Chief Executive Officer or the secretary of the IEBC. I tend to disagree that we have a three-year term. In my view, I propose that we have a six or nine-years term renewable so that once an officer is there, he or she is certain that he cannot make decisions that are only futuristic. I feel this is an amendment that needs to be done."
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"content": " Hon. David Gikaria."
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"speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank the Committee for a job well done. We have been in this place and you understand the aftermath of every election since 1992. This ongoing electoral process always brings new ideas and issues, but we hope these amendments will address the chaos that follow each election."
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"speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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"content": "This country has become political, and we thank God that there is some calmness so that we can focus on serving our people within the given mandate before politics take precedence again."
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"content": "I am happy because this amendment is as a result of a lot of negotiations. Issues started right after the elections culminating into demonstrations that paralysed the whole country not forgetting the deaths that also occurred. It is good that these amendments are akin to a referendum, as people were given ample opportunity to express their views through NADCO, with input from various stakeholders. The NADCO started with a committee that was said had amateur members, not known from which political party, while others refused to go for meetings. It is after the “heavy weights” joined that they delivered this Bill that we now have."
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"content": "The NADCO did not just discuss the IEBC. It addressed other issues related to electoral justice, outstanding constitutional matters, and the importance of fidelity to political parties. It is important to maintain fidelity and commitment to political parties to prevent switching sides based on who has won. This House will not be what is should be if we do not protect the integrity of political parties and coalitions."
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