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    "id": 1107441,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "This is basically to create some clarity on the grounds upon which the offices of the members of the Board can become vacant. These amendments also ensure that vacation from office is on justifiable grounds. They also ensure that there is no deadlock in the decision-making by ensuring that the quorum is five out of the nine members of the Board, such that you are not left with a dysfunctional board as was the case with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at some point before we approved the appointment of the four new nominees. The amendments also seek to remove the unnecessary bottlenecks on calling for meetings which shall be on notice unlike the current position which requires that at least three-quarters of the members have to request for a meeting. They are also necessary to remove archaic words such as “honorary treasurer” which only applied to societies and not a board. The amendments have also removed reference to the common seal as that should be contained in the main Act and has hence been moved into the substance of the Bill as contained in Clause 9(a). I beg to move."
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