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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Adan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this statement by Hon. Major Bashir. There is a lacuna within the Constitution. The Constitution never envisaged that one time, there would be no commissioners in the IEBC. It has happened, and this has affected some constituencies and wards, for example, in Banissa Constituency. The late Hon. Kullow passed on 12 months ago. In the last 12 months, the people of Banissa Constituency have no representation in this House. The Constitution has formed 290 constituencies through the formulas, and every constituency must be represented. With the lacuna of the Constitution, it was not foreseen that at one time there would be no commissioners, and yet this has happened. There are other wards that have also been without representation for more than a year now. For us not to continue leaving those people without representation, which is their right in this country, we need to enhance, support, and actually fast-track this amendment. We have been doing it to some of the Bills that are of importance. Instead of 21 days, we did it in a day. I request that we support this amendment, fast-track it, and make it an Act of Parliament as far as the amendment is concerned. This is so that by-elections can be conducted in Banissa Constituency and the other wards which have become vacant due to the death of their representatives. I, therefore, suggest that we fast-track this amendment in one or two weeks for those people to be represented. We are now waiting for the National Government Constituencies Fund (NG-CDF). There is no Member of Parliament to oversee. There was a bursary that was released, yet there is no Member of Parliament to do the justice that we do in all other constituencies. You know 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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