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    "id": 1480983,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "how to speak Swahili, English or sign language as provided by law. You should also have an Identity Card (ID). This is for people who are arguing that Parliament had intention of locking out any other potential people to become elected MPs or MCAs. If today we pass this proposal, it will mean there will be no need of educational requirements except to know how to read and write and to either speak in Swahili or English or sign language because those are national languages. This came from the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO). It will be up to the wisdom of voters now that everybody can run so long as you are not alien. The educational requirement has been removed and this is a significant milestone. I have many friends who have a reason why they did not go to school, but can make good MCAs, Senators and MPs. This is the biggest milestone and I support. I believe leadership should not be based on your educational background. Education is good. I say this without fear of contradiction. While I support this, it behooves you--- I am also learned. I am not saying there is no place of education in leadership. Education will give you the ability, capacity and competency to grapple with issues of wide range. However, other people say that leadership is sometimes about wisdom and experience. So, education is part and parcel of leadership. God was gracious enough that the Generation Z and many others of our age went to school. I am not saying that people should not go to school. They should, but we are avoiding to be discriminative against the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya as was the case of Hon. Wambui. She was the former Member of Parliament of Othaya Constituency after the late H.E. Mwai Kibaki retired. That was the precedent of reviewing Section 22 of the Principal Act. I know a number of MCAs have been calling us. When the NADCO Report was being done, most MCAs and a number of MPs were worried of this provision. This will also assist us with the issue of fake academic documents. As elections approach, you will find some people going to manufacture fake academic documents and degrees, including people who wanted to run for serious seats other than MCA and MP positions. I hope that the manufacturing of fake academic documents will come to a stop now that it will not be needed. I encourage colleagues in the leadership to make progress. Personally, I am in school and I am not confessing that I am more learned than other people here. However, as leaders, if you need to grow or run for governorship, presidency or deputy presidency, you must have a degree. That is a constitutional provision. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I saw that as significant where we no longer need academic requirements. On the fourth issue on the gazetted names of political parties, there is Section 33 in the principal Act. If we introduce Section 33A, we need to know who will run for an election and we need to know who is running with a party and an independent candidate. This is important so that the voters will be well versed. When you look at the introduction of Clause 38A, by amending Section 38 of the principal Act, the Commission shall appoint a place or a polling station for each electoral area and which must be gazetted; and I agree it should be published. Sometimes, they The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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