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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "Among the issues that the Committee received for purposes of consideration were concerns in the Petition where the court made its findings, including one reason and the basis to ensure that the Selection Panel complied with the provisions of Article 27(8) of the Constitution of Kenya on the issue of the two-thirds gender rule. We also considered the provisions of Section 38 of the Political Parties Act on the element of the representation from the Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC), noting that the PPLC is a creation of an Act of Parliament that comprised concerns which had been raised to include the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which is a body that the Selection Panel creates and also the political parties which my colleague, Sen. Sifuna, spoke about. The Committee considered the fact that for purposes of posterity, we must ensure that membership of the Selection Panel comprise of persons whose interests will be the interest to protect the political class. We had extensive conversations on this issue. In the afternoon, I will present the propositions which ultimately the Committee had. That is where Sen. M. Kajwang' and the team will either support or not the propositions that we have. The Standing Committee executed the assignment on the issues which had been presented before it with utmost fidelity. I must appreciate Members of the Committee. At this stage, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Second Reading of the Bill as has been moved by the Senate Majority Leader. I thank you."
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