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    "id": 408435,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Committee did not approve the idea of “Expenditure committees”; especially in the person of a candidate, or in place of a candidate. Therefore, we now want to have the definition of the “authorized person” under the same Clause 6. Clause 6(1) will be substituted with a new sub-clause. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in looking at this proposal, we did consider in detail the issue of having a committee to regulate the funds of an individual, especially where candidates fund themselves 100 per cent. So, what we agreed upon was this definition that covers candidates or a law that appoints one agent to submit the required proposals by the IEBC. Alternatively, the political party itself will be required to have a financing committee, and in the event of referendum, the campaign financing committee will then have to follow the rules of this Act. Therefore, we propose a deletion of Clause 6(1) and in its place the inclusion of the new sub-clause and the change of the marginal notes to “authorized persons” so that it covers the new list of authorized persons. On the same note, in Clause 6 the Committee did propose inclusion of new clause 1(A). We do know the sort of issues we have had with some of the political party financing teams and the questions of finances that have arisen in most of our parties. The persons nominated by a governing body of the political party and three of who are signatories, will then assist the party to meet the obligations under this Act. In the case of referendum, the referendum campaign financing committee referred to in sub-section (1)(d), shall consist of persons nominated by the referendum committee established under Section 51(1) of the Elections Act, three of whom shall be signatories to the referendum campaign financing account. In the case of referendum, the IEBC is required to set a question and in that question, there will then be two sides; those proposing and those opposing and both of those referendum teams or referendum campaign committees will be required to keep their finances and the records. On 1(C) as proposed by the Committee, it speaks to a candidate’s political party or a referendum campaign financing committee which shall, as soon as reasonable, notify the Commission of any changes in the authorized persons, the membership of the Committee or in the details of such persons or such members. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the persons we are appointing from the governing body or in the referendum committee or the agent of the candidate, if they change, then the committees or the authorized persons are required to notify the Commission of any such changes. In the subsequent clauses, we just continue changing the word “committee” to “authorized persons”; so that the amendments can follow. In the amendments to Clause 6(2)(c) the Committee is proposing that the period there be eight months. That is to have particular teams or authorized persons appointed eight months prior to elections. In Clause 6(3), the Committee proposes a deletion of that sub-clause and in its place a new sub-clause. Each of these teams must open an account, which account the IEBC will then have details. In the last amendment to Clause 6, the Committee proposes a deletion of sub- clause 4 and substituting it with a new clause. That the amounts shall be deposited into the campaign financing account referred to in subsection (3)(a) as contributions by a candidate; contributions by a political party; and contributions received from any other The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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