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    "id": 581125,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "I am sure that among those 40 Members who were locked out were a good number who were in support of that Bill by Hon. Ochieng. Even Hon. Kaluma, I am informed, whose Bill was being passed was locked outside. It is only in the interest of fairness, not in fairness to the Hon. Ochieng and Hon. Members of this House, but millions of Kenyans who are looking at a very good opportunity to review a decision that was made in 2010; they feel it was not right. Many Kenyans feel that the decision to have elections in August, 2017 or whichever year elections will be held, was not the right decision in 2010. Kenyans have that right through their elected representatives to review that position. It is the same right that we are saying that you, as Speaker, also have the right and the opportunity. I heard Hon. Kajuju talk of solomonic decisions, I do not know whether we will call yours a “justinonic” decision this afternoon to at least give us that review. I know there are feelings that the amendment proposed by Hon. Ochieng will also have a bearing on the term of office of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). It is an opportunity also to cross one bridge before we get to the other. As much as this will also affect the term of office of IEBC, if we change the date, we will also have that opportunity to bring in a new provision to extend the term of office of IEBC. I, therefore, beseech you, in the interest of this great nation, to allow the Hon. Ochieng’s Bill to have a second chance; at least, even allow the people’s representatives who were locked outside of the Chambers when the bar was drawn up yesterday, to have an opportunity to vote on this."
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