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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the National Cohesion and Integration (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.40 of 2012, be now read a second time. The amendment that we seek to effect relates to Section 19 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act with a view to include a subsection which is contained in the Bill that notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 19(1) says; “The first commissioner appointed upon the commencement of this Act shall hold office for a term of four years from the date of the initial appointment.” As it is made clear by the memorandum of objects and reasons, this amendment is necessitated by the fact that the term of the current Commission was supposed to expire on 7th September, 2012 and we need more time to ensure that they are reappointed in terms of the provisions of the new Constitution with regard to appointments of commissioners. We run short of time owing to the fact that the Minister attempted to bring an amendment through the Miscellaneous (Amendment) Bill which was objected to on the ground that it did not comply with the current constitutional procedure for appointment of commissioners. So, we are running out of time and it is imperative that for us not to bring the operations of this Commission into dysfunctional status, that all the current commissioners’ terms be extended by one year so that Parliament, after elections, can have the opportunity to ensure that the appointments are done in the process provided for under the Constitution. We have also spoken with the Minister and he is in agreement. This decision has also commonly been agreed between the Committee and the CIOC. Currently, the Commission is non-operational and the passage of this amendment will pave way for them to become alive again. I will ask my colleague, hon. Okemo, to second. I beg to move."
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