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    "id": 1334448,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1334448/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera North, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Major (Rtd) Abdullahi Sheikh",
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    "content": "The principal object of my Bill is to amend the Constitution to ensure a continuation of the functions of the IEBC as per Sections 4, 7(1) and 7(2) of the Act. Further, this Bill seeks to ensure that in cases where the Commission is not constituted and can, therefore, not gazette a constituency returning officer to conduct a by-election, there is an officer, most probably the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the IEBC, who can gazette a constituency returning officer. This is also provided for under Article 101(2) of the Constitution. Currently, the Commission is bereft of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and members of the Commission. Sections 7(1) and 7(2) of the IEBC Act, 2011 cannot be applied to resolve the vacancies of the Chairperson and members of the Commission. This has resulted in some constituencies and county assembly wards that were scheduled to have by-elections to go without representation, contrary to the provisions of Chapter Seven of the Constitution."
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