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    "id": 685931,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Unfortunately, it cannot be, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish this could be easy to summarise. It is important for everybody to understand what we have gone through. We also considered:- (a) the time remaining to the August, 2017 General Elections; (b) the need to ensure stability, public confidence and an orderly transition in the commission; and, (c) The offer by the commissioners to vacate from office in the event of a negotiated settlement being reached. In light of the above factors, the Committee made no finding on the allegations against members of the Commission and the Secretariat. In reference to the Report, I would like to refer my colleagues to pages 24 to 35 on the issues of allegations and what we had to go through to come up with the conclusion. The Committee made no finding on the allegations because most of the accusations were on the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits. That was a Government to Government procurement because it was done between the Government of Kenya and the Government of Canada. On the Second Thematic Area, and drawing from its recommendation on the allegations against the Commissioners and Secretariat of the IEBC, the Committee explored the available legal mechanisms for the vacation from office of the current Commissioners and the Secretariat of the IEBC in accordance with the Constitution. These mechanisms included:- (i) removal from office of the Commissioners under Article 251 of the Constitution;"
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