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    "content": "release of results deliberately, so that they can manipulate the result and interfere with certain document before the results are announced. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this idea of giving the presiding and returning officers time is to ensure that there is no opportunity given to the presiding or returning officers to manipulate the outcome. As I conclude, I know we have not prescribed in these amendments that the IEBC should assist political parties in carrying out nominations. However, time has come for political parties to allow IEBC to conduct their nominations. There are many regions where nominations mean everything. If you win, you are as good as a MP. Lawyers will tell you, including you and Cherarkey, that the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) conducts its elections using the IEBC. It is not prescribed in any law, but because they want transparency and build confidence in that process, they have invited IEBC to preside over and conduct elections on behalf of the LSK. Why should my party, the largest party in Kenya I believe, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), not allow the IEBC to conduct its nominations? Why should the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) not allow the IEBC to conduct its elections? In the same spirit, all other public bodies, including the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) headed by my friend, Atwoli, should allow the IEBC to assist in conducting elections of officials of those bodies. Atwoli is a popular person. Why should you go to Tom Mboya Labour College, where people come and shout, and then you become the secretary general? Allow the IEBC to set up mechanisms in all counties. Our mzee Atwoli, who is very popular within the labour movement, will be elected in elections that enjoy the confidence of the workers of Kenya and any other person. I, therefore, urge my colleague Senators to support this Elections Offences (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 28 of 2024) that was developed through a bipartisan spirit with the Majority and the Minority Sides trying to do a clean-up in our electoral process. It will also ensure that as we gear towards 2027 elections, we will create a legal regime that will have transparent, verifiable and uncontested elections. With those remarks, I second."
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