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    "id": 576258,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/576258/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for bringing this aspect. Maybe, it should be expunged because you are referring to Article 251 of the Constitution which talks about the removal of commissioners as opposed to Article 255. Initially, you referred to Article 251 of the Constitution, but the issue here is about Article 255. It is very clear on matters that we can go for a referendum. I know that there is an indication of the change of the term of the President, which is under that Article and which should go through a referendum. However, going as per the description of a term, when you look at Article 177 of the Constitution which talks about the county assemblies, it is expressed clearly that a term will be five years. So, in this case, the amendment that is being brought here is going to be less than five years. So, to me, it is not an issue that should be a referendum matter. Again going to IEBC, we know very well that the term of the commissioners is coming to an end. The IEBC Act says that it should not be renewable. Again, we are in limbo. This House needs to decide how we are going to treat the issue of IEBC because the two are mutually inter-twined. The moment its time is extended, IEBC must look at how we are going to harmonise that issue for public---"
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