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    "content": "Although the Elections Act has a provision that says that we may conduct our elections electronically, the Supreme Court should have been very clear about that aspect. It left it hanging. On the question of the conduct of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Supreme Court abdicated by pushing the question to another person instead of determining whether or not the conduct of IEBC in terms of the audit of the equipment was proper, fair and transparent. We must tell them. By abdicating, that question remains lingering to date and has never been answered. I do not think it will be answered in the near future because we are now dealing with other issues. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in terms of the work of the Senate, I agree entirely with Chief Justice Mutunga in the manner that we conduct ourselves. I hope that when we come back from our recess, the Speaker will issue a direction on the Bills that are pending, including the one of Sen. (Dr.) P.S. Zani, and other Bills which Senators have put in a lot of effort. We must stop playing toddler in a situation where the Chief Justice is clear. If a Bill does not come to the Senate when it is supposed to come to the Senate and it is signed into law, it is not an Act of Parliament. We must say so. Therefore, where the Chief Justice says we must act in the interest of this Republic, I will turn and look at my colleagues on the other side. He was most likely speaking about them more than us. If we have a matter coming to the Senate, it should not take political lines like we did with the Public Audit Bill and allowed amendments on it under Article 115 of the Constitution and had a sort of black and white or grey-area ruling as to what constitutes the work of a President when exercising veto power. We abdicated responsibility. I hope one day we will correct that historical mistake."
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