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    "content": "(ii) A certificate as prescribed in the First and Second Schedules certifying that the county assembly has approved or rejected the draft Bill. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of these guidelines are couched in mandatory terms and the premise of this is that, without such clear directives on the manner of issuance of returns, the process would be clothed in ambiguity, leading to inconsistency and discretion in the manner in which counties not only consider the draft Bill, but also subsequently submit returns to Parliament. Hon. Members, indeed, you will agree that the provisions are essential in assisting the Speakers and the two Houses of Parliament to ascertain the exact decisions the counties have made and to confirm whether the draft Bill as considered by each county assembly was the exact version forwarded to the respective county assemblies by the IEBC. Hon. Members, with respect to the deadlines, a simple calculation reveals that 14 other county assemblies are yet to deliver the draft Bill to the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament with a certificate indicating either their approval or rejection of the Bill. Correspondence received from the IEBC indicates that the delivery of the Draft Bill to the county assemblies was done on varying dates. The first set of county assemblies received the Draft Bill on 27th January, 2021, while Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly received the Draft Bill last, having received it on 2nd February, 2021. Consequently, the last date by which Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly ought to have made a resolution after its consideration of the Draft Bill pursuant to the provisions of Article 257(5) of the Constitution is, therefore, 3rd May 2021. Hon. Members, from the statistics I have just read out, 30 county assemblies have so far approved the Draft Bill. Article 257 (5), read together with Paragraph 5 of the guidelines, provide that each county assembly shall consider the draft Bill within three months from the date it was submitted by the IEBC. Further, Article 257 (7) of the Constitution provides that if a draft Bill has been approved by a majority of county assemblies, it shall be introduced in Parliament without delay."
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