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    "content": "Hon. Senators, I have a Petition to the Senate concerning academic qualifications required to be Speaker of either a County Assembly, the Senate or the National Assembly. Hon. Senators, I hereby report that a Petition has been submitted to the Senate by Hon. Simon Lenguiya, a resident of Narok County and a Member of Narok County Assembly, concerning academic qualifications required to be a Speaker of either the County Assembly, the Senate or the National Assembly. 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.” Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in this Petition are as follows: (a) The roles of a Speaker of either a County Assembly, Senate or National Assembly require the holder to be equipped with knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the law to enable him or her to fairly justly and authoritatively make decisions of the House. Further, that any public office holder ought to be equipped with knowledge of the provisions of the law to effectively discharge their responsibilities. (b) Article 106 of the Constitution of Kenya requires that a Speaker for each House of Parliament should have similar qualifications as for elected Members of Parliament. Further, Section 22(b)(2) of the Elections Act provides that one is qualified to be elected as an MP if he or she holds a degree from a university recognised in Kenya. (c) That Section 21(1) of the Elections Act also provides that the Speaker of a County Assembly shall be elected from each County Assembly from among persons qualified to have been elected as MCAs, but are not such Members. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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