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    "id": 480318,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Thank you for protecting me. I beg to move:- THAT clause 3 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new section 7A by inserting the following new sub-section immediately after sub- section (2) - (3) Despite sub-section (1), a county assembly shall be deemed to be fully and duly constituted for the first sitting notwithstanding the death, on or before the date of the first sitting of the county assembly, of a member nominated under paragraphs (b) and (c) of Article 177(1) of the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, this emanated from the debate that was on the Floor during the Bill’s Second Reading from the Senator of Homa Bay, Sen. Kajwang. The Senator noted and I took it up that we may also not be looking forward to death, but if one of the county assembly members dies before the sitting is constituted under Article 177 of the Constitution, then the county will grind to a halt. This was just to correct that. We should not hold county assemblies at ransom if someone dies. If death occurs, the county assembly goes on. Maybe to refresh Members on what this Bill was about; it is on the constitution of the county assemblies under Article 177. The issue was that the swearing in of members elected through party lists was delayed last year for up to five months after elections. In the next election, this can be corrected and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) generate the list and disputes sorted out early enough, so that they are sworn in together with the elected members. That way, they can participate in the activities of the county assembly right from the beginning as it should be the case. That then raised the concern by Sen. Kajwang; what if somebody dies? Does it then mean we do not constitute the county assembly? This amendment will take care of that problem. If death occurs, the county assembly will still go on and be convened for a first sitting."
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