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    "id": 52306,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, a matter that is giving many people concern is the completion of the boundaries review. I want to suggest to everybody to relax and read this Bill very carefully. The first significant test of the new commission will be the resolution of issues arising from the Report of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC). The Report attracted significant attention and consideration by the House. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs prepared a report which was adopted by Parliament. That is history and is accepted. The Report formed the basis of Schedule 5 of the Bill. I want to recommend to hon. Members that Schedule 5 be examined very carefully. I am not an angel nor are the drafters but we have attempted as much as possible to capture the report of Parliament but I stand and accept contributions that add value to this one. Significantly, the Report provided that in resolving the issues arising from the IIBRC now retired, the commission shall be guided by primarily the IIBRC Report. I have repeated the same words. We have kept faith with the committee report. However, many stakeholders including the assessment report by the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution noted the apparent unconstitutionality of using straight jacket language in the schedule. Therefore, we are saying to the House, without fear, that do not on one hand establish an independent body but at the same time tie its hands or put it in a straight jacket. Hence my request to every Kenyan to look at Schedule 5 during the debate of this Bill and tell me how it can be improved and not how it can be thrown out because we have worked and we have done a good job."
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