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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to give my input to this Bill. The concerns raised by my colleagues are valid. This is an opportunity for the ruling coalition and the minority side to sit down with various stakeholders in the election process. That is because the issue of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is being discussed even out of this House. Our colleagues in the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) are discussing how the IEBC can be reformed before the next elections. So, as we discuss this Bill, we should not fear that the IEBC might fail because the term of office of the commissioners will be ending in November. There is still enough ground to move the election date from August to December. So, we have an opportunity to sit down as a country and engage further even out of this House, so that we can come up with the right system to use in 2017. I support the December date because of the national exams which are usually held from October to December in every year. If we held our elections in August 2017, my fear is that we might affect learning. That is because most of the polling stations that we use are located in 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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