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    "id": 1283619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13590,
        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted to the Senate by Mr. Taratisio Ireri Kawe concerning the introduction of an amendment to the Constitution of Kenya and other relevant laws on the election of the Deputy President and Deputy County Governors. As you are aware under Article 119(1) of the Constitution- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending or repealing any legislation.” The salient issues raised in this Petition are- THAT, Articles 136(1) and 137(1) of the Constitution provide for the mechanism by which the President is elected. FURTHER, Articles 148(1) and 149(1) of the Constitution provide for the mechanism by which the Deputy President is nominated and the mechanism by which the said position is filled in the event there is a vacancy respectively. THAT, Article 180 of the Constitution provides for the mechanism by which a county governor and a 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. THAT, the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution on the nomination of a Deputy President and filling of a vacancy in which Office of a County Governor by the Deputy Governor; and subsequent nomination of a Deputy Governor by the new Governor, give rise to a situation where, these positions are taken up by non-elected and in some cases unpopular leaders. THAT, there is a 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 position of the Deputy President and Deputy Governor in order to protect the citizens of Kenya from being led by non-elected and unpopular leaders. THAT, provision to be made in the Constitution stating that, should the Office of the Deputy President fall vacant, a Cabinet Secretary at 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. THAT, should a vacancy arise in the Office of the Deputy County Governor, the County Secretary acts as the Deputy Governor for a period of six months until the substantive Deputy Governor is elected. Therefore, the Petitioner prays that the Senate intervenes in this matter and introduces amendments to the Constitution and other relevant laws to provide for: (i) A mechanism in which the Office of the Deputy President and that of Deputy County Governor are directly elected into office. (ii) A by-election in the Office of the Deputy President after assumption to the Office of President by an elected Deputy President."
}