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    "id": 636530,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Clause 23 of the Bill seeks to amend the Second Schedule of the principal Act to ensure that political parties include special needs groups and dispute resolution mechanisms in their constitutions as per Articles 47 and 50 of the Constitution. There will always be conflicts and contentions where there are people. It is important that political parties have dispute resolution mechanisms in their constituting acts before either going to the Political Parties Tribunal or the High Court so that they can deal with their matters before they are exposed to third parties. This is an important amendment brought into this Bill. We will also be proposing to require that the Political Parties Disputes Resolution Tribunal will be mandated to hear disputes arising from party primaries as opposed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) hearing them now. The IEBC should only conduct fair and transparent elections. Clause 27 of the Bill seeks to amend the Sixth Schedule of the principal Act to harmonise specific provisions of the Schedule to the Act and clarify the procedure for recruitment by the Public Service Commission (PSC). At the moment, there is a problem because the Registrar of Political Parties is still in an acting capacity because the process of appointment had not been clarified. Previously, Parliament was given the authority to recruit, but that is not the structure in the new Constitution. Parliament does not recruit anyone to the Executive; but only does vetting. That legislation was inconsistent with the constitutional provision which requires that the Executive advertises, recommends and Parliament vets. If we are dissatisfied with that candidate, then we reject and the Executive looks for another. We are now provided with a very elaborate 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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