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    "id": 195148,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Namwamba",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to request for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs to explain the following:- First, what is the official position of the Government on the integrity and probity of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) as currently constituted in view of the disputed December, 2007 polls whose inept handling by the said ECK precipitated the unprecedented ethnic conflict that resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and displacement of over 350,000 others? Secondly, in view of the bungled 2007 polls, is the Government convinced that the ECK as currently constituted has the capacity and enjoys the confidence of the people of Kenya to continue in office and to preside over the by-elections in five constituencies scheduled for 11th June, 2008? Thirdly, could the Government justify why it cannot fast-track the enactment by this House of the minimum reforms package tabled by the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs before the Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament, specifically recommendation No.14 proposing a new Section 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya that would empower this House to appoint a new nine-member ECK that would enjoy the full confidence of Kenyans both in the forthcoming by-elections and in future electoral tasks? Finally, could the Minister explain why the Political Parties Act has not been operationalised and in the same vein tell this House when Kenyans can expect the Act to come into force?"
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