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    "content": "that a Bill can come here and it can be thrown out and hon. Members can later sit and agree. This is the beginning of democracy in this country. I join my colleagues in appreciating the work that has been done by the Select Committee. The Commission is going to have enormous work because we must have new registers and within a reasonable period. The reforms we are talking about are among other things that have been said here, that we must get information regarding the elections on the spot. We should not have a problem like the one we had in 2007 where the former Chairman of the Commission was complaining that he could not access polling centres in some constituencies because communication gadgets were not there. I was even wondering how he could not reach a place that is 100 kilometres from Nairobi. He could not even charter an aircraft and fly to that place and see what was happening. He said that he was relying on gadgets like mobile phones and yet they were all blocked. We know that by the time all that was happening, something must have been definitely wrong. Although we do not want to remember that, I think it is good for us to remember it just for future reference. We want this system to be properly computerized. The recruitment of staff---- Just a while ago, we had a Question here regarding the former employees of the Electoral Commission of Kenya. These employees may have not have had proper qualifications which are comparable to the ones prevailing in the Civil Service. The information I have is that when it comes to recruiting staff, the Commission should consider those who may have had special skills. They may not have had very high academic qualifications but they have knowledge, which is useful."
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