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"content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, what I am trying to tell the House is that the reason why we are seeking this extension is because it is important for the National Assembly to understand that these two Bills were forwarded to the CIC from the Office of the Attorney-General on 21st June, 2013. That is when they were handed by the Attorney-General to the CIC. They were forwarded back to the Attorney-General by the CIC on 16th July. It was only last Friday, 19th July, that these two Bills were forwarded to this House. It was only yesterday that they were forwarded to the Government Printer for publication. This means that if you go through the stages of publication of Bills, First Reading, Second Reading, Third Reading and public participation it will be obvious that we will not meet the constitutional deadline of 27th August. This is more so because this House has a calendar and is intending to go on recess by 2nd August, 2013. Therefore, it is quite clear that this delay does not fall on Parliament. We are not even blaming any institution for this. Indeed, the necessity for extending this period arises from circumstances related to the past general election under the new Constitution and the transitional challenges that were of nobodyâs making."
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