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    "content": "the House Leadership, which were arrived with participation of the Chairpersons and Vice- Chairpersons of the two Committees. This criterion favoured the version of the Bill sponsored by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. (ii) We asked ourselves the following Question: Of the two Bills, which one originated from, or has the highest input of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), in line with the said resolution of the House Leadership Retreat, and which one started its legislative journey first? Information availed to the House Business Committee and, indeed, a close reading of the reports of the two committees revealed that the Bill sponsored by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was initially a product of a lengthy and consultative process which started in the last Parliament, and sought to reform and consolidate electoral-related laws in the country. Indeed, an analysis of the two referendum Bills confirms that the Bill by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs emanated from prolonged engagements between the Committee and IEBC from as far back as 2015. From the Report of the Committee, it is evident that part of the amendments that had been proposed in the draft Bill in the last Parliament were incorporated in the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017, which was a product of the Joint Committee of both Houses chaired by the then Senator for Meru, Hon. Kiraitu Murungi and the Senator for Siaya, Hon. James Orengo."
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