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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Bill. This is one of the NADCO report’s recommendation. It recommends amendments to nine legislations and one of them is on the IEBC. If these amendments go through, there will be many improvements on the operation of the IEBC. This will also enhance the transparency and efficiency of their work. The Bill has eight amendments. One of them is on the composition of the Commission. The amendment is about the number of commissioners, their qualification and their terms in the office. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we lost a Member of Parliament from Banisa constituency, we lacked constitutional rights because of the gap of this Bill. It is almost a year, and they are still lacking constitutional right. When we amend this one, they might get that constitutional right. The other amendment is about selection process. It is touching on the process of vetting commissioners and the role of the President and Parliament in the selection procedures. There is also the framework of the IEBC. It touches on the role and responsibility of the IEBC. We are in the 21st century and we are supposed to use a digital system. We have to change the technology we use in conducting our elections. The Bill also touches on voter registration on how to improve registration of voters and provisions of updating the voter materials and register. The amendment also touches on how we conduct our election. When we pass this amendment, it will ensure that there are free, fair and credible results on elections. Concerning the composition of commissioners, there is a nominee from Institution of Certified Public Accounts of Kenya (ICPAK), who will be auditing and the reviewing of the activities of IEBC. That automatically shows that there will be accountability. With those few remarks, I support the amendment. Thank you."
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