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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "public presentations on the Bill. We received memoranda from the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) and many others, which the Committee considered and has tabled its report today through which the Members can appraise themselves on what the members of the public commented on this Bill. We proceeded further. We went beyond advertising and visited eight counties where we met the members of the public. We visited Kisumu, Trans Nzoia, Nyeri, Isiolo and Mombasa counties. We had a public hearing in this House with regard to Nairobi County. The response was overwhelming. When we went to Kisumu, unfortunately, we were not able to get any views with regard to this Bill because the members of the public who had come for the public hearing stated that they were there for purposes of the two-third gender amendment rule. So, they did not want to hear anything about the constitutional amendment with regard to Hon. Ochieng’s Bill hence we did not get any views. In other areas like Nairobi, Nyeri, Mombasa, Isiolo and Kitale, the members of the public were very responsive. With regard to the moving of the date from August to December, they noted about ten reasons. The first reason was that it interferes with the Budget-making process. The Budget- making process runs from April to September. So, if we are going to have elections in August, it is going to interfere with the Budget-making process. So, they requested that that date be moved to December, so that we do not interfere with the Budget-making process. The second thing that they noted is that it interferes with the schools calendar. Students and pupils prepare to sit for their exams in the month of September, October and they conclude in November. If we are going to have elections in August, there is going to be too much hue and cry all over the place. For example, when you visit Hon. Chris Wamalwa’s constituency, you will have sirens all over the place on top of vehicles and the students will not be able to concentrate. They will all go to the road instead of reading. Therefore, this is unconducive time to hold elections because it interferes with the schools calendar. The third thing that the members of the public noted is that it interferes with tourism activities. August is the time when tourists flock to the Maasai Mara to witness the wildebeests’ migration from “Uganda” to Kenya. We will interfere with a very major source of foreign earning. They said that this date must be moved because the wildebeests only migrate in August."
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