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    "id": 319972,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute. I would really wish to make it clear that the National Cohesion and Integration (Amendment) Bill is sponsored, or has been brought here, by two Committees of this House, that is, the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) and the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. This is actually a body whose time expired in September; it was felt that there would be a gap if we did not extent this Bill. I am not moving this amendment Bill, but I just want to indicate that the effect of not allowing this Motion to proceed is that the National Cohesion and Integration Commission will not have the mandate to be in office. The effect of this, especially at the time of electioneering, is that we will have created that gap. It needs to be pointed out how the situation is evolving in the country, especially around this election time; we need to think about maintenance of peace. These are institutions that were set up as a result of the negotiations, following the 2007/2008 election fiasco. I would really want to urge the House that even if we delay this, let it be on the Order Paper at the earliest opportunity next week."
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