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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "I believe that if we carry this amendment, the country will be in a position if need be, even before we resolve the issues of the IEBC which are still outstanding, to commence the process of appointment of a fresh team of commissioners by virtue of the new framework which we are going to set up with this amendment. Otherwise, the country is in a compromised situation where we even say we do not agree with the current IEBC team as some of the political divide says on the other hand, we do not have the mechanism set out by law as to how we can proceed to appoint the next team. This means that the country could even fail to meet the timelines of the next elections either by disagreeing on the appointment of the new commissioners or disagreeing on the current commissioners. So, we will urge the House to separate the issues we are dealing with of the IEBC as currently constituted and look at this issue as an issue to settle the law as far as the appointment of new commissioners is concerned. We need to get this clear. We are in the Second Reading. We will still have an opportunity to improve the legislation if need be, but it is important that we help the country to feel these gaps which are in law because what was before 2013 is no longer applicable."
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