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    "id": 1109145,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in this petition are: (a) THAT Articles 136(1) and 137(1) of the Constitution provides for the mechanism by which the President is elected. Further, Articles 148(1) and 149(1) of the Constitution provides for the mechanism by which the Deputy President is nominated and the mechanism by which the said position if filled in the event there is a vacancy, respectively. (b) THAT Article 180 of the Constitution provides for the mechanism by which a county governor and deputy county governor are elected. Further, Article 182 of the Constitution provides for the mechanism through which the position of a county governor is filled should a vacancy arise. (c) THAT the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution on nomination of Deputy President and filling of the vacancy in the office of the county governor by the deputy governor and subsequent nomination of the deputy governor by the new governor give rise to situation where the positions are taken up by the non-elected and in some cases unpopular leaders. (d) THAT there is need to amend the Constitution and other relevant laws to allow for a democratic process where citizens are given an opportunity to elect office holders in the positions of the Deputy President and deputy governor in order to protect the citizens of Kenya from being led by non-elected and unpopular leaders. (e) THAT provisions to be made in the Constitution stating that should the Office of the Deputy President fall vacant, a Cabinet Secretary under the national Government acts as the Deputy President for a period of six months to give time to a substantive Deputy President to be elected."
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