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    "id": 1404565,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": " Or a sentence. That is good enough. I hope I will not be very far from that because I was also around when these things happened. The salient feature of this Bill is essentially the reconstitution of IEBC by and large. To take over from where Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah left off, the matter of the reconstitution of the panel has been spoken to and you can for sure see that we have expanded it from a panel of seven to nine. They have also given some bodies which were initially not represented, particularly the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), for good reasons. We want ICPAK to have a representation in the selection panel to bring in their expertise and competence. There is also the issue of representation of political parties in the Political Parties Liaison Committee. I have heard some busybodies out there arguing that that provision is vague. It cannot be vague. Any plain interpretation of the law would lead you to conclude what is being referred to in the First Schedule to the principal Act. Clause 2(b)(ii) and (iii) says that in addition to nominating one person who belongs to a party that is neither a parliamentary nor a coalition party, the Political Parties Liaison Committee shall nominate one other person from a parliamentary or coalition party forming the national Government. There is no other capitation. The party which forms the national Government or coalition parties can only be UDA or Kenya Kwanza Coalition. When it comes to 2(b)(iii), one person shall be from a parliamentary party or coalition of parties not forming the national Government. It leaves no doubt as to what it means. It is a coalition of parties or a parliamentary party that is in the House, but does not form the national Government, which can only be Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party. That is as clear as we may wish it to be. There is also the issue of timelines. We saw some mischief where a selection panel which was formed more than a year ago is still in existence because they had no sunset clause. The panel could exist for as long as it wanted as long as it had not concluded its work and handed over the names to the President. It could even exist for five years or infinity. That was a dangerous situation that was created by the makers of that law. We have dealt with that 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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