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    "id": 296653,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 114,
        "legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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    "content": "THAT, the Elections Act, 2011 be amended by inserting the following immediately after the amendment proposed to section 10(1) S.13 (3) Delete all the words appearing after the words “its constitution and rules” and substitute therefor the words “which shall be at least forty five days before such election.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the selection I am deleting is when it is giving the days when nomination is supposed to be done and it says:- “Such nominations shall be done in accordance with the constitutional rules which shall not be more than 21 days after the date of publication of such notice.” What we are basically saying here is that what should be definite is the date of the election and just as the nomination is a fixed date that should not be less than 45 days before the general election. I am proposing that rather than give a date that is ambiguous – that is not fixed and it will be for the IIEBC to determine, then you say 21 days after that date. If that date is set, then there is a danger of getting towards and closer to the day of the election. So, I am trying to align it with the previous provisions and say that we replace it with the words “a date which shall be at least forty five days before date of such election.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, with respect to Section 21(3) and Section 21(4), I learnt that there were some corrections which were done because this was to correct the anomaly of the Acting Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. So, I wish to withdraw amendments 21(3) and 21(4)."
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