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    "id": 1110373,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order 225(2)(b) requires me to report to the House any petitions other than those presented by a Member. Further, Article 119 of the Constitution provides for the right of any person to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including petitioning the House to enact, amend or repeal any legislation. In this regard, I wish to report to the House that my office has received a Petition from one, Amos Ndung’u Kamotho of P.O. Box 24814, Nairobi, calling for a repeal of Sections 41(1C), (1D) and (1E) of the Universities Act, 2012. The petitioner bases his concerns on Article 81 of the Constitution, which provides for freedom of citizens to exercise their political rights, universal suffrage, fair representation and equality of vote, free and fair elections through secret ballot and ensuring that the vote is free from improper influence, conducted by an independent body and administered in a transparent and impartial, neutral, efficient, accurate and accountable manner. The petitioner decries the introduction of the electoral college system, leading to interference in student council elections by the university administration and entrenching corruption in student council elections. The petitioner seeks the intervention of this House to consider repealing Sections 41 (1C), (1D) and (1E) of the Universities Act, 2012 in order to replace the electoral college system with direct voting based on universal suffrage. 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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