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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am most obliged. The amendment essentially is extending time for this institution. You remember the Act that this House passed gave this institution one year to conclude the vetting process with a possible extension of time by one further year. This extension was requested by the institution. They have had a lot of delays, quit a bit of it related to court actions stopping their process. It is for that reason that we are saying that the vetting process once commenced shall be concluded not later than 31st December, 2013 and any review of decision of the Board shall be heard and concluded within that period. With respect to subsection (3) we are indicating that even though Parliament has given the institution up to December of next year, as far as the High Court and Magistrates who will deal with election petitions are concerned, the deadline is March of next year. So, you will see in 6(3) we have said that despite subsection (2) the Board shall conclude the process of vetting all judges, Chief Magistrates and Principal Magistrates not later than 28th March, 2013 and conclude that process, so that any judicial officer who will handle election petitions--- First of all, all the superior courts, that is the court of appeal and the High Court, will have finalized the vetting March next year; but more critically also Chief Magistrates and Principle Magistrates, who maybe called upon to do election petitions with respect to the County----"
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