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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Noor",
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this chance to congratulate Parliament and in particular the three Committees that worked overnight to look at those regulations, more so, the Committee on Delegated Legislation. The Members who sit in that Committee pushed so hard for us to discuss today what we are discussing. I want to tell them thank you so much. I was privileged to sit in the Committee to discuss these regulations. They have serious shortfalls that can complicate the affairs of this country and put us into more dangerous situation than the one we witnessed in 2007/2008. Three documents have been circulating in this House, namely, from the IEBC, the Attorney-General’s office and another one from the Civil Society Organization. If we are not careful, hon. Members, these three documents have different issues all together. They are different. They have been circulating here and they have the same title all of them. The issue of the diaspora voting is a constitutional requirement, but nothing is said about this in these regulations. I am happy that this Bill has been moved, so that we can have time to look at that. There is nothing about the issue of nomination disputes before the second round of elections, if we go for the second round. There is nothing about the nominations. There is nothing about the first election if there will be any dispute. So, what do you do? There are no rules or regulations about that. The issue of Harambees is not clear. We must be very careful, so that we are not victimized on Harambees if those issues are not clear in the rules and regulations. The issue of running mates is not clear. It is not clear on the qualifications that the President’s running mate and the governors’ running mates should have. Can we have an illiterate person as the President’s running mate? What will happen if the President dies? Can we have that illiterate person taking over the presidency? I am happy that we are amending the law, so that we can look at those critical issues that are not there today in the rules and regulations."
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