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    "content": "of the recommendations is that if you have suffered, do not make a law which will make sure you are totally finished. Clause 32 should be deleted in totality. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did support the Constitution. However, as I was supporting the Constitution, I never agreed on the issue of recall. Recall of Members of Parliament and Members of the County was wrong. Every elected Member of Parliament is recalled every five years. Nobody has given that kind of recall. You are automatically recalled whether you were good or bad. Since the Constitution does provide for that we also have to make sure that recall is very unattractive. What is provided here will lead to by-election after by-election. We cannot afford issues of by-elections. It is a luxury we cannot afford. I do not know whether you saw Clause 44 which had been mentioned earlier. Whoever prepared this Bill, I think he hates politicians and Members of Parliament. What do you do with somebody who tells a politician the following: During election when the politician is most required, but Clause 44 bars him from engaging in political activities because he is a public officer. It defines a Member of Parliament as a public officer. Clause 44(1) says as follows:- “A public officer shall not- (a) engage in the activities of any political party or candidate or act as an agent of a political party, or independent candidate in an election.” It further says that: “You cannot publicly indicate support for or positions against any party during elections”. Then (c) says that: “You cannot engage in political campaigns.” Just imagine the last by-elections in Ikolomani and the other day in Kamukunji; our party leaders, or Members of Parliament who are politicians, should not go to campaign for their parties. Can you imagine---"
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