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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to plead with the hon. Member who has just moved the amendment to carefully look at the entire Clause. Thirty-per cent is only the threshold to make the petition accepted. Before the petition is accepted, someone will have to go to court to obtain an order from a court of law that the Member has been guilty of the violations set out. They will then have to get 30 per cent of the voters in the constituency. Once that petition is validated, a vote will be called in that constituency – sort of a mini referendum – to agree or disagree with the recall of the Member. In order for the recall to be successful, at least, half of the registered members, and not those who vote, have to concur with the recall. So, putting it to 75 per cent would be unreasonable. The steps to be taken safeguard Members of Parliament. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to emphasise that it is not this Parliament which will be affected by this provision because we are almost finishing our term. We are protecting Members of Parliament who will be elected from being disturbed by those who will have lost the elections. There is also a clause stating clearly that a person who lost the last election is not eligible to initiate directly or indirectly such a petition."
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