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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am building this because I am seeing a very serious danger. I want to state as follows: When we passed the new Constitution, Kenyans who understood what they were doing - and they were the majority - understood the date of the elections to be in August next year. Now the Assistant Minister wants to create an excuse of 80 new constituencies to move the date from what Kenyans expect; just like they have created an excuse in the issue of gender; just like they intend to turn everything possible to change that date. Could the Assistant Minister tell us whether there is any law, especially in the new Constitution, that provides that if we do not go for elections in August 2012, then we shall have contravened the Constitution? Article 97(1) of the new Constitution – allow me to refer the hon. Member to it – provides that the National Assembly consists of 290 Members, each elected by registered voters of single member constituencies. It does not say the National Assembly “shall consist of” which, therefore, means the attempt by the Government to try and amend the new Constitution for that excuse is still not in keeping with the new Constitution. You can still go to the elections in August 2012 and not have breached the Constitution. Could he respond: Which law?"
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