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    "id": 552888,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a clear case of what the Kenya Power (KP) calls “Mulika mwizi.” You can see the attempt to run away from a mischief that the Government was trying to do. In the Statement, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Senator says – on page 1 – that the mandate of setting up polling stations belongs to the IEBC under Article 182 of the Constitution. In fact, Article 182 of the Constitution deals with vacancy in the office of the county governor. It has nothing to do with polling stations or the mandate of the IEBC. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the IEBC is part of independent commissions under Article 249 of the Constitution. Article 249(2) of the Constitution states very categorically that:- “The commissions and holders of independent offices – a. are subject only to this Constitution and the law; and b. are independent and not subject to direction or control by any person or authority.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the beginning, we were told that the Cabinet directed the Ministry to set up a taskforce to interfere with the mandate of the IEBC. In a taskforce of 10 members, there is only one person from the IEBC. From the Statement, there is nowhere indicated that the IEBC sought assistance from the national Government to set up such a taskforce or embark on what they say and what they wanted to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are ready to give the Chairperson time to look for more facts. In the meantime, could he tell us why the Cabinet of the Jubilee Regime is interfering with the mandate of the IEBC by, not only setting up a taskforce, but also directing it to do what the IEBC ought to do, contrary to the provisions of Article 249 of the Constitution as read with other Articles that establish the IEBC? That is Article 88, among others. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Chairman tell us why there is this contradiction? You have already established six centres in the USA to set up consulates which may be used as voting centres, but you do not even know the population of Kenyans in those consulates. That is what he said in (f) on the last page. The numbers of Kenyans in those consulates are not known. Therefore, on what basis are you identifying the six cities to set up consulates when you do not even know how many Kenyans live there?"
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