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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendments contained in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024. As the House may be aware, this is one of the Bills that emanated from the NADCO process. Some of the Bills have been committed to this House and the rest to the Senate. As a way of background, it would be recalled that the national dialogue process was the wisdom of the apex leadership of the party in Government and the party in the Opposition. It was constituted to manage the disputes that had arisen out of the outcome of the last elections and other related issues. Needless to say, as well, it was the predecessor of the bi-partisan process where yours truly and other Members of this House also served. Within the NADCO process, there was some political consensus that whatever final product emanated from the process should be carried by the Houses of Parliament as it is. It would also be remembered that under the Constitution 2010, Parliament is the supreme law-making organ. Therefore, nothing precludes Parliament from discussing and improving what emanated from the NADCO process. In pursuant of that, and in the wisdom of this House, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We have carried out public participation as required under Article 118 and will be commenting on the Report that you have tabled before this House."
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