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    "id": 1209605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.49 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.49 of 2022) is a Bill of the National Assembly that was first published there. To the best of my recollection, this is the first time I am moving a National Assembly Bill before this House. For the benefit of the new Members, some of whom may be asking why we are moving a National Assembly Bill in the Senate, this is purely about nomenclature. A Bill is named after the originating House. If a Bill begins its legislative journey in the Senate, even when it is read in the National Assembly, it will be referred to as a Senate Bill. On 1st December, 2022, the National Assembly passed this Bill without any amendments. Thereafter, the Bill was referred to us for consideration. That is why we are here today. The principal object of the Bill is to amend the IEBC Act in its First Schedule, which provides for membership of the Selection Panel, for purposes of appointment of the Chairman or members of IEBC. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the proposed amendments to the Act were necessitated by the declaration by the High Court through Constitution Petition No. E36 of 2020 by Sen. Okiya Omtatah versus the Attorney General. Sen. Okiya Omtatah then, was just as an ordinary citizen. I will be making a comment about our colleague Senator, as there are things that I wish to understand better. This is especially in the unique situation that we find ourselves in, now being our colleague and there are things that we discuss here. You"
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