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    "id": 563494,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is to draw the attention of the Chairperson to the provisions of Article 188 of the Constitution. It is under Article 188 that we are proceeding on this matter. The Chairperson who also happens to be a renowned legal mind in this country cannot run away from the provisions of Article 188 to hide in the ignorance of somebody else, that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), should be consulted; that should not be allowed. In this particular issue, IEBC has no role. The issue of boundaries is completely outside the mandate of IEBC. Under this Constitution, you only talk about IEBC when you are delineating the boundaries of wards. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could you direct this Committee through this Chairperson to stop hiding in the bush, go on directly and bring us an answer from the Government? These are serious issues taking place between the Governors of Vihiga and Kisumu counties. It is something which we, as the leadership of the two regions, would like to see come to an end because some unscrupulous people want to play politics with our people who had been living together peacefully."
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