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    "content": "You are taking two years to learn the rules of the House. That is surprising. (d) That through the court case, County Assemblies Forum (CAF), six others versus the Attorney General and two others; the Senate of the Republic of Kenya as an interested party, Constitutional Petition E229, E225, E226 and E249 and 14 of 2021 consolidated in 2021/KHC/304/KLL constitutional and human rights, the court ruled that MCAs shall not be required to have degrees to contest for the seats. (e) Invalidation of the provision of Section 22(b)(2) of the Elections Act for a requirement of a bachelor’s degree for one to become an MCA also implicates that there is no degree requirement for one to be elected as Speaker of County Assembly. (f) Currently, most Speakers of County Assemblies do not have academic qualifications in law which makes it difficult for them to interpret and apply the provisions of the law in county legislative matters. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate intervenes in this matter with a view to amend Section 21(1) and Section 22(1)(b) of the Elections Act by adding academic qualifications for all the Speakers and their deputies of either the County Assembly, the Senate or the National Assembly to be: 1). A person who owns a bachelor’s degree in law from a recognised university. 2). The Standing Orders of the County Assembly, the Senate and the National Assembly to be amended to provide that powers of members of the Speakers Panel during House proceedings be limited to facilitation of debate and matters that require ruling be referred to the date when the Speaker or his deputy shall be available to make a decision. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Orders No. 237, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to this Petition for a few minutes. Proceed, Sen. Osotsi."
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