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    "id": 670513,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/670513/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "representatives and that the people’s sovereign power shall be exercised only in accordance with the Constitution; recognising that through pronouncements, sections of the Kenyan society have raised issues on the credibility, impartiality, integrity and independence of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the electoral processes and the electoral law; appreciating the need to have the August, 2017 general elections conducted by a body enjoying the broad confidence of most Kenyans; now therefore in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(1) and (2) of the Constitution of Kenya and Rule 9 of the Houses of Parliament (Joint Sittings) Rules, the National Assembly resolves that:- (i) The two Houses of Parliament establish a joint select committee consisting of fourteen (14) members, seven (7) each from the two Coalitions in Parliament. (ii) The mandate of the said Joint Select Committee shall be to: (a) Inquire into the allegations against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Commissioners and the Secretariat; (b) On the findings of (a) above may recommend legal mechanisms for the vacation from office of the current Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Secretariat in accordance with the Constitution; (c) Recommend legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and improve the electoral system and processes so as to ensure the August, 2017 elections are free and fair and are administered in an impartial, efficient, simple, accurate, verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent manner; and (d) On the basis of the findings and recommendations in (a), (b) & (c), prepare a report and a draft Bill or Bills."
}