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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": "The Act setting up the IEBC is very clear. It says that after the Commission completes its work, the Committee will look at its Report and analyse it so as to enrich it. What the Committee has done is just to enrich the IEBC Report. There is nothing wrong with the Report’s enrichment by the Committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you consult, it does not mean that you lose your independence. The Committee consulted various stakeholders. They received views, which is exactly what they were supposed to do. So, those who are saying that once an independent Commission consults it loses independence are wrong, and we must tell them so. The IEBC must consult. That is what the Constitution requires it to do. They must receive views from stakeholders; that is exactly what they have done. So, on that score, the Report is properly before this House. Secondly, it would be ridiculous if the Committee observed some errors in the Report and did not recommend that those errors be rectified. There were misspellings of names of wards. I will give you an example. There were even omissions. There were misspellings and omissions of names of wards. In this report, if you look at Ndia they are recommending one ward. It is not a new ward. In the initial report, it was simply forgotten. Mwirua Ward in my constituency has disappeared. When you look at the map, it is there. But on the recommendations, it is not there. So, what this Committee has done is basically to point out that this is an error. So, it is not a new ward, at least, for Ndia. It is simply an error that the Committee has recommended. The Committee has---"
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