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    "id": 27753,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 46 talks about the right to recall a Member of Parliament. I entirely agree with the previous speakers, that those conditions are not realistic. But more importantly, we have talked of recall of Members of Parliament. We should also talk of recall of County Assembly Members and Governors. As said by many hon. Members, these conditions are not realistic. Clause 47(1) talks about petition for recall. It says:- “A recall under section 46 shall be initiated by a petition in writing signed by a petitioner who is a voter in that constituency or county and filed with the Commission.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since we have now made registration of voters a continuous exercise. I believe after a general election, registration of voters will continue. So, the voter who will initiate the removal or recall of a Member of Parliament must have been a voter and must have voted during that election where that Member was elected, for him to have the mandate to recall that representative. So, that needs to be clarified, not just a voter. You may have registered long after the election was done and you start mischievous behaviour of recalling an elected Member."
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