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    "id": 1375545,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": "One of the issues the Committee was supposed to resolve is the issue of giving effect to the Two-Thirds Gender Rule. Through Article 27(8) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, only this House has the authority to ensure that we have provided for legislation to give effect to the Rule. We have had back and forth discussions on how to implement the same. It can only enrich the conversation and ensure that what is brought forth to this Floor is something that will be looking to cater for the interest of Kenyans in representation. I am alive to the recommendations to extend the time for the delimitation of boundaries. We all know that this was coming up and the time was lapsing due to issues at hand, given that we do not have commissioners for the IEBC. I can see my colleague nodding in agreement. You can see that the Report is a consensus on all sides of the divide. It is important to note that the extension of time will allow for a proper review of boundaries so that we can see whether this House can protect constituencies that had been protected in the law that is lapsing. As I conclude, I also note that the Election Offences (Amendment) Bill proposes to introduce an offence for any officer who conducts or holds an election in a polling station or centre that is not gazetted. I support the Report. Thank you."
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