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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the word of the Report - “Problems of 2007 General Elections could have been offset by a professional secretariat of election markers with substantially devolved decision-making authority on the management of electoral processes.” At this point, I would like to say that when you read the book that I have quoted, you will be surprised that India with such a huge democracy and such a huge voting population of more than a half a billion has only four commissioners. Therefore, to remedy this situation, the view expressly provides that the chairperson and members of the commission shall be non-executive. You will find this in Clause 7(2) and 7(3). Again, my Ministry recommends this without fear of contradiction that they be non-executive so that they know that their work is to make policy and that the work of the Executive through the secretary is to implement that policy. Therefore, the Bill says that the commission secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the commission but I do not want to take credit for something that I have not done. Those are not my words but they are in the Constitution."
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