{"id":611815,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/611815/?format=json","text_counter":208,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":24,"legal_name":"Nicholas Gumbo","slug":"nicholas-gumbo"},"content":"Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill but before I speak to the Bill, let me point out the fact that I was not here when the Calendar of this House was being discussed. I hope that at some point, we will get a chance to re-open debate on the matter because, as you know, before we went for the elections last time, the Supreme Court gave a ruling on the one-third gender rule. There is no institution other than Parliament that has the power to make a declaration that will have an effect of the Laws of Kenya. The Supreme Court had given a ruling that we have to find a way of operationalising the 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."}