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    "id": 1384068,
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    "content": "ou will recall that on 6th December 2023, I allowed the Member for Mandera North, Hon. Maj. (Rtd) Abdullahi Bashir Sheikh, M.P., and the Member for Thika Town, Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a, CBS, M.P. to make statements on their respective legislative proposals seeking to amend the Constitution. The proposal by the Member for Mandera North seeks to amend Article 88 of the Constitution to provide that, in instances where the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is not fully constituted, the Secretary to the IEBC shall discharge the duties and functions of the Commission with regard to the conduct of by-elections. On the other hand, the proposal by the Member for Thika Town seeks to amend Article 89 of the Constitution to require IEBC to ensure that the review of constituency boundaries does not result in the loss of a constituency that existed prior to the promulgation of the Constitution. Hon. Members, when the two Members made their initial Statements, I undertook to nominate a time for the House to make general comments on the two proposals. As such, in order to actualise the provisions of Standing Order 114(7A), I will today, not later than 6.00 p.m., allow Members to make comments on the legislative proposals whose text is appended to in the Order Paper. Thereafter, I will refer the proposals to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) or issue other directions in view of the comments that would be made by Members during the proceedings. Any Member with similar or related proposals will be at liberty to make submissions to the Committee for consideration in line with Standing Order 114(7A). Hon. Members, you should note that once a constitutional amendment Bill is acceded to by the Speaker and Tabled on the Floor, you are precluded from amending it at any stage. You pass or reject it as it is. I thank you."
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