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    "content": "of resources. This should stop once and for all if we want to transform governance of our democratic institutions. We had a classic example in Ghana recently when there was a close gap of only 20,000 votes which made the whole difference in the second run for the presidency. The integrity and the personality of the Head of the Commission in Ghana made the difference in the fair judgement of who would be the next President. We want to be very clear that the whole process from registration to the announcement of the results is transparent and efficient in terms of transmitting the information. Countries like the United States of America, India and the big democracies of this world with big populations, much bigger than Kenya’s population, get their results immediately after an election but not us. It worried me a bit, the day before yesterday, when the Speaker’s ruling delayed. I thought it was a case of another Form 16A getting lost. However, I believe in the integrity of the Speaker and the integrity of this House that such crucial rulings cannot be interfered with. The stability of this country is not about either having a President or not. It is about respecting the verdict of our democratic institutions, and the institutions having the right organs and capacity to stand tall and stick to their word and justify their conclusions. If we are talking about change, then this is the beginning of change. This is the real change. This is the real mandate of legislatures and that is why we are here in Parliament. I am glad that we have put everything aside and the first thing we are doing today is to discuss issues concerning an Interim Independent Electoral Commission and the Boundaries Commission which will build confidence that people need. I was looking at some people when they were saying that we should have an election while they were aware that there was no Electoral and Boundaries commissions in place. Therefore, I want to say that let us for once, in this country, have honest leaders that can direct this country by telling us what we need. We need honest leadership, which is vital for our stability and the inclusion of the people of Kenya. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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