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    "id": 1426817,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1426817/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "IEBC to engage in self-reflection, carry out internal audits as an obligation of the law and establish a functioning monitoring and evaluation team within itself. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this should not be deemed to say that now that the IEBC will be carrying out their internal audits, the report or verdict that they give out, is the final. At times, it is very difficult for people to objectively audit their operations. An external eye or person to look at the work of IEBC would have been necessary. That is why maybe we have missed an opportunity here to in-build the services of external credible electoral auditors in the Bill as a requirement of the law that within a specific period after an election, then there is this independent external body that is supposed to carry out an audit of the IEBC election. As I move towards the conclusion of my remarks, I agree and align myself with the sentiments of the Senate Majority Leader. On the fact that in a matter of delimitation of electoral units, I like it when the Senate Majority Leader admits in public and on record that we are in breach of the Constitution. This is because that is exactly what we have, and nobody stops anyone from moving to court to seek redress on this matter. This proposed IEBC law has dealt very heavily with giving effect to Article 89 of the Constitution on the timings for reviewing electoral boundaries. What I do not know and perhaps at some point the Senate Majority Leader will also give guidance on this one, is why we are always in a hurry to give effect to Article 89 of the Constitution, and always so slow and disinterested in giving effect to the provisions of Article 188 of the Constitution? If a time comes when it is necessary to review the boundaries of wards and constituencies, then likewise, the time has come that we must review the boundaries of counties. I have now seen that one of the duties that have been assigned to the IEBC in this Bill is to review the names and boundaries of constituencies, which is fine. However, because we are not assigning county responsibilities to IEBC, I have seen that the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC)---"
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