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    "id": 21961,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "and looking at the HANSARD of the House, what was published as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act is substantially different from what this House passed. Here is a copy of the Act. Under Section 4 of the Act, it states that the Commission shall consist of a chairperson and four other members appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and this Act. However, when I look at the HANSARD of 25th August, 2011 when this House went into the Committee to make amendments to the Bill that subsequently was published as the Act, it is different. The HANSARD says that the Chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), Mr. Abdikadir rose in order to bring an amendment to Clause 4. The purpose of that amendment was to delete the number of Commissioners from eight to four. Immediately after that, hon. Karua stood up and moved a further amendment that the numbers be reduced to three. Mr. Abdikadir is recorded as saying, “We support, Chair.” Thereupon the Question was proposed and the Minister for Lands, Mr. Orengo, went on record as follows: “Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this very strongly. The number of Commissioners that we are having in these commissions may turn the Government into a Government of Commissions in numbers and in decision-making. I think this will send the right signal. The Constitution talks about three to nine Commissioners.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question was put and towards the end the Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Dr. Laboso, asked Mr. Abdikadir: “Therefore, are you saying that, that has already been carried?”Mr. Abdikadir said: “Yes, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady.” The HANSARD then shows: “Clause 4 as amended agreed to”. Therefore, the Commissioners ought to have been three, but the Act that has been published, and it is available to the Kenyan people, shows a substantial difference from what transpired in this House. I am, therefore, seeking a Ministerial Statement from the Attorney-General who is the person responsible for forwarding Bills to His Excellency the President for assent to explain to this House how the President was given a Bill that is different from the one that was enacted by this House and was subsequently published in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.109 of 5th September, 2011. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have the HANSARD here and the actual Act which you can look at."
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