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"content": "should now recognise the Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) we have in Kenya as legislators and be accorded everything, including privileges that go with the legislators or Members of Parliament. Unfortunately, we rejected this. The Committee further recommended that the draft Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2023 by the Multi-Sectoral Working Group on implementation of the two- thirds gender principle be revised by deleting Clause 5 proposing to implement the gender top up within 30 days of coming into force of the proposed Act. The proposals by Multi-Sectoral Working Group were that 30 days after passage of the law, then the gender top up would be implemented. The justification for the refusal is that the proposal is too ambitious and cannot be implemented in the current Parliament. It will be neater to implement it during the next general election. The Committee recommended that proposals to amend the Constitution as contained in the NADCO Report and Multi-Sectoral Working Group Report be reduced into three Bills as follows: Firstly, a Bill to amend the Constitution to entrench the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Parliamentary Oversight Fund and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) respectively in the Constitution. Hon. Members of Parliament, you will recall that we also have a draft Bill trying to entrench the three Funds in the Constitution. This is entrenching the three Funds in the Constitution separately from other proposed amendments."
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"content": "Secondly, there is a Bill containing the other amendments that do not require to be subjected to a referendum, including the implementation of the two-thirds gender principle in Parliament. All these require parliamentary initiative where Members of Parliament, on attaining the two-thirds majority, will pass these Bills."
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"content": "The third Bill contains amendments that need to be subjected to a referendum. This is pursuant to Articles 255 and 256(5) of the Constitution. The Committee has recommended a process for their enactment. Remember, this is what the Hon. Speaker mandated us to do. One, that the Bills be redrafted in the manner proposed herein, printed and circulated to Members of Parliament and the public for their comments and consideration. Two, that Parliament publicises and, through the Committees, facilitates public discussion on the Bills as contemplated under Article 256(2) of the Constitution. Three, that the two Bills not requiring referendum be introduced in either House of Parliament. We have made new drafts which are attached to our Report. You can always get copies so as to familiarise yourself. Therefore, having jointly considered the NADCO Report with the Senate Committee, we agreed on a common position - the actualisation of the NADCO recommendations as currently contained in the Joint Report. So, the Joint Committee recommends to the House, the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the Consideration of the Report of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) and the Report of the Multi-Sectoral Working Group on the Realisation of the Two-Thirds Gender Principle, laid on the Table of the House…"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " Please, allow him to finish his sentence."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am finishing. Laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 16th January 2025. There is a lot more that is contained in that Report. You can obtain a copy, read and then robustly participate in this debate. 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": "With those very many remarks, I beg to move and request my very able Vice-Chairman, the Member for Kibwezi West, the only and well-known Hon. Eckomas Mwengi Mutuse, to second."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " I wanted to give some direction. Hon. Otiende, has your issue been addressed?"
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"content": "(Hon. Wanjiku Muhia spoke off the record)"
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"content": " Hon. Wanjiku, I have heard you and noticed that you are here. Hon. Otiende, you addressed an issue which I think we need to dispense with so as to avoid confusion. Were you Co-chairs with Hon. Murugara in the first Committee?"
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"content": " Yes."
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