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    "id": 567507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute. As I contribute, I am not sure if the problem of fighting corruption in Kenya is to be found in the number of commissioner that we have. I agree with the idea of raising the number to five but I just wonder. We are not enacting laws for nothing. Some of us may not know that one of the best run electoral commissions in the world is the Indian Electoral Commission which for a long time had only three commissioners. One commissioner was on full time basis while the other two were on part time basis. So, I do not see the justification for increasing the number of commissioner to five as proposed under Clause 2. The proposal to change the mandate of the commissioners from full time to part time should apply to all Chapter 15 commissions. Kenya has the dubious distinction of having too many constitutional commissions. In fact, I am informed that the number of constitutional commissioners in our country may be more than the number of Senators in this country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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