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    "id": 574907,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No.4) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38) of 2015) from 14 to six days. The reduction of this publication period for this Bill, which has a constitutional timeline of 27th August 2015, is vital to this House, since it addresses the gender principle equation. The Supreme Court has given a ruling that Parliament should enact a law to address this matter by 27th August 2015 to give effect to the two-thirds gender principle under Article 81(b) of the Constitution. This is in accordance with Standing Order No. 129 which reads: “A Bill to amend the Constitution shall not be called for Second Reading in the National Assembly within 90 days after the First Reading of the Bill in the National Assembly.” That means that we reduce the publication period so that the 90 days period begins as soon as possible and that this Bill comes among the Bills that we shall accord an extension time because the 90 day period will not be achieved before 27th August 2015. Hon. Deputy Speaker, without going into the merits and demerits of this Bill, I would like to note that this Bill seeks to amend the Constitution to ensure that the membership of the National Assembly and the Senate comply with the requirement that not more than two-thirds of its members are of the same gender. While the Bill may have similarities with the Two-thirds Gender Rule Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 that is already before the House, the two Bills have serious differences in context. 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."
}