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    "id": 1211488,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdul Haro",
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    "content": "The two-thirds gender principle is anchored in the Constitution. I consider it to be the single most important issue of existential threat to this House, if it is not handled properly. It is only fair that this issue is sorted out once and for all. The 12th Parliament was unable to resolve this matter despite former Chief Justice David Maraga making a ruling on it. It is now the right time to make sure this matter is resolved once and for all. On the creation of the office of the leader of the opposition, as it has been argued by many Members here, this is an issue that is not pegged on an individual, rather one that is aimed at addressing a lacuna in our Constitution. The 2010 Constitution created a void where the second-best presidential candidate in our general elections is always out of Parliament. His or her troops will be in the House, but they are themselves out of Parliament and do not have a role to play in the governance of the country. Therefore, it is a very important issue as it will help us address part of that lacuna in our law. It is also an issue that we have to deal with now, not for individuals that we may have in mind, but for posterity. This will help us to give a legal 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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