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"content": "Sorry, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the National Dialogue Committee, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 7th December 2023. This Report culminated from a long process that began with the Bi-Partisan talks co- chaired by Hon. Murugara and Hon. Otiende Amollo. Let me take this opportunity to thank these two Members and those of the Bi-Partisan team that formed the basis of our talks. We benefitted immensely from the work these two gentlemen had begun. Also, allow me to take this opportunity to thank Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, my Co- Chairperson and Leader of the delegation from the Azimio Coalition, ably assisted by the Leader of the Minority Party. Also, I want to thank the other Members of the Committee, including my Deputy, Hon. Cecily Mbarire; the Governor for Embu County, Hon. Aaron Cheruiyot, Hon. Hassan Omar, Hon. Eugene Wamalwa, Hon. Amina Munyazi and as I had mentioned earlier the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. NADCO considered all the five issues we had agreed upon. As you will remember, many of us had other issues besides the five. We framed the five thematic areas on electoral justice and related matters, which were outstanding constitutional matters, fidelity to political parties and coalitions, the law on multi-party democracy, entrenching of funds into the Constitution, and the establishment and entrenchment of State offices. Hon. Members, will see from the Report many recommendations that were made on each of those issues. I do not want to delve into all the recommendations that came out of the Report, which is very bulky. Hon. Members, if you will remember, we also factored in memoranda and submissions from many Kenyans. We listened to very many people who submitted about 258 written memoranda to the Committee. Sixty stakeholders appeared before us, and we listened to over 704 persons. This tells you that this Report factored in views from many Kenyans nationwide. Hon. Speaker, we also have proposals on legislative or statutory instruments that emanated from this Report. We have a total of nine legislative instruments or proposals, which we shall submit to Parliament for publication upon the adoption of this Report. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and electoral justice and reforms are key among these legislative proposals. There are a number of legislative proposals beginning with the reconstitution of the IEBC Panel. We propose to amend the IEBC Act, 2011, to provide that the selection panel be reconstituted. As you will remember, about two or three weeks ago, the court tried to cure the lacuna that exists in the law we have. As it is today, the Panel has no timelines and can take forever. Therefore, the amendment, besides reconstituting the IEBC Panel and growing the membership 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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