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    "id": 1097815,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to support the Motion to approve the four commissioners to join the other commissioners. The courts have declared that this Commission is not properly constituted although, again, we ask fundamental questions as to whether a lot of illegalities have happened in this country as a result of that decision by the courts, but that is subject for another day. I think we have, as a country, been a bit careless and negligent by allowing ourselves to run for months or a very long period of time without a properly constituted commission. The interviews for those commissioners were done in public and Kenyans watched. I think it attracted a lot of attention. Many people watched the interviews. Generally, I would say we are satisfied with the process. I think this is one thing that the panel did right, making the interviews public so that we avoid unnecessary speculations after people have been nominated. If today this House approves these names - and I pray that we approve the four names because I have no reservations on any of the nominees - we will have a Commission that can be relied on. While speaking at a public forum as a national leader, I said that the Chairman and the other two commissioners should stop some of the processes they had embarked on. They were making fundamental decisions touching on the elections of next year. That would put into question the integrity of the very elections. It is not right when you have four commissioners coming on board but major decisions, including the procurement of electoral materials, have already been done by the three commissioners. Again, the courts have said it was not a commission. That matter is still disputed but as it is today, the decision of the Court of Appeal is that we do not have a properly constituted commission. I was wondering why Chebukati was rushing at this point in time when already four commissioners had been nominated and were just awaiting parliamentary approval to deal with 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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