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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just wanted the Chair to clarify. Of course, I disagree with him. One of the strengths of the Kenyan Parliament is that when we go out, people are so impressed at how young the Kenyan Parliament is. It is not a negative, but a positive. If you look at this amendment, it says that a person is eligible for election as a President or Vice President if the person is a member or former member of the Council. So, it is saying that you must be a member or a former member and you must, on top of that, have practised for 15 years. I want to look at the Council even as currently constituted, what you may be doing without noticing is that you are only telling us that about three or four people will be qualifying. That is not competitive at all. You are making this a preserve of a very few people by putting the word “and”. I would want to ask the Chair whether they considered putting the word “or” instead of “and”, so that it is 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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