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    "id": 510581,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 20 and substituting therefor the following new clause- 20. The elections for the membership of the Council shall be conducted by such body as the Council may propose and approved by the general meeting preceding the election. This clause should be amended to remove the express participation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We propose to delete the IEBC as a body expressly mentioned, so that it gives leeway to the general membership to determine which body, including the IEBC itself, can conduct elections. Article 88(4) of the Constitution provides that the IEBC shall conduct, upon request, all elections of statutory bodies. That should not be put here, so that it gives the membership an opportunity to determine which body can conduct elections. They can decide that they are going to elect senior counsel to conduct elections. It is incumbent upon the Society to make a determination of who should conduct the election and not necessarily what is provided here expressly."
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