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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to communicate as follows regarding the process for the election of Members to represent the Republic of Kenya in the East African Legislative Assembly. As Hon. Members may be aware, the five-year term of the present East African Legislative Assembly, which is the 2nd Parliament of the East African Community, will come to a close on 4th June, 2012. It is, therefore, imperative that this House commences and concludes the processes for the election of Members of the Assembly ahead of the inauguration of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly due on 5th June, 2012. Hon. Members, the election of Members of the East African Legislative Assembly is governed by Article 50 of the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community which is part of Kenya’s law pursuant to the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community Act, Act No.2 of 2000. Article 50 of the Treaty, to which the elections must conform, provides as follows:- 50. “Election of Members of the Assembly” 1. The National Assembly of each partner State shall elect, not from among its Members, nine Members of the Assembly, who shall represent as much as it is feasible, the various political parties represented in the National Assembly, shades of opinion, gender and other special interest groups in that partner State, in accordance with such procedure as the National Assembly of each partner State may determine."
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