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    "content": "or is what he referred to as an “Executive initiative” on account of the promoters seemingly being in Government and the moving of the Bill having been deputed to the Leader of the Majority Party by its promoters. Hon. Ochieng further queried whether proceeding with consideration of the Bill whilst cases challenging its constitutionality are pending judgment before the courts would amount to imprudent use of parliamentary time and public resources in the event the court invalidated the entire process and the constitutionality of the Schedule to the Bill which contains the proposed additional seventy (70) constituencies and their delimitation. Hon. Members, during the said Sitting, several other Members speaking on points of order, raised other constitutional and procedural concerns generally revolving around the form and nature of the Bill; the processing of the Bill in the county assemblies and Parliament; the effect of the pending court cases on the consideration of the Bill in Parliament; the attendant voting thresholds and the measures put in place to facilitate Members to participate in the consideration and voting of the Bill given the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Members who spoke on these matters include Hon. Dr. Robert Pukose, Hon. Johana Ng’eno, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Hon. Jared Okello, Hon. (Ms.) Millie Odhiambo, Hon. David Sankok, Hon. Caleb Kositany and Hon. Peter Kaluma. Also contributing to the issues were Hon. Ronald Tonui, Hon. Vincent Kemosi, Hon. Alois Lentoimaga, Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo and Hon. T.J. Kajwang’, among others. Hon. Members, I must note that the concerns raised by Members are weighty and indicative of the importance of the Bill currently before the House, being the first of its kind to get to this stage and seeking extensive and radical changes to the existing constitutional order. Having keenly reviewed the concerns, I have distilled the following five issues as requiring my guidance—"
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