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    "id": 1065390,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kangema, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Clement Kigano",
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        "legal_name": "Clement Muturi Kigano",
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    "content": "Constitution. We must adhere to the ethos that are pertinent thereto. We must be objective and not subjective to ulterior political considerations, interests or leanings when we are dealing with this Bill. We should not create sideshows or trivialise this Bill. What I saw with respect to yesterday were some disruptive matters that do not relate to the tendencies. Senator Linturi had nothing to do with this House. He is in the other Chamber. I am insinuating that if you do not care about national interests, then you have no place in this House because this House is created by Wanjiku and Wanjiku tells us to value it in Article 10 of the Constitution. I do not want to set out what is set out in Article 10, but we are State officers. Therefore, we are bound by the ethos. Each one of us is familiar with the ethos that we must apply objectivity in interpreting the Constitution and passing our laws. Good faith must obtain in enacting, applying or interpreting the law. Again, you cannot severe this from public policy. One of the national values talks about patriotism, national unity, sharing, and rule of law, democracy and participation of the people. We cannot allow because Ruiru with 500,000 people is given two constituencies... I am giving an example. It is represented by one Member of Parliament here, Hon. King’ara. Tharaka Nithi County where my learned friend, Hon. George Murugara comes from has 400,000 people. It is represented by three Members of Parliament. I am giving that by way of example. I am talking about population. That is the sort of inequity that we are trying to stabilise. If we find that, that is not satisfactory to any party, then result to Article 256. Bring an amendment under Article 256 of the Constitution. In any case, when we are talking about the schedule being placed there or there, let me again say this: If you look at Article 89(1), it is couched in mandatory terms: “There shall be 290 constituencies.” Therefore, IEBC has no authority or jurisdiction to bring them to 291 or down to 270. If you look at the name, it says it is Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. It talks about boundaries and not creating constituencies. The word “constituency” is not included in that name because it meant and it is intended not to create them. They can only change the set years, the name or the boundaries and not add or deduct. Now that Wanjiku has decided... Whether it is a village or here, it is Wanjiku’s decision. Wanjiku can even remove you from this House. I do not want that to happen but Wanjiku can say that we are removing people with disability and we want everybody to compete. Wanjiku can say that."
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