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    "id": 685933,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/685933/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "(ii) resignation from office; (iii)a negotiated settlement for the exit of the Commissioners; and, (iv) amendment of the Constitution and repeal or amendment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011. Again, considering the fast approaching elections and the limitations of time and potential legal challenge to some of the other options, the Committee settled for and recommends that a dignified vacation from office of the current Commissioners of the IEBC be negotiated and agreed upon in accordance with the law within two weeks of the adoption of this Report of the Committee by Parliament. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it will be noted that the Commissioners, out of their own volition, expressly stated on HANSARD as reflected on paragraph 81 through to paragraph 89 of the Report that they are open to such a negotiated settlement as long as it guarantees them a dignified exit. The remarks of the Chairman of the IEBC, Mr. Ahmed Isaack Hassan, as concerns that issue, which were also echoed by all his colleagues said:- “There are only eight Commissioners plus the Chairman. We are very few and the country is bigger than all of us. We are also Kenyans. We want to work and live here. We do not have a spare country to go to. If a political settlement is reached which requires what you have read from the stakeholders, I have said this before, and I can confirm again that the Commissioners will not be a stumbling block and stand on the way of the settlement.” The Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Ms. Lilian Mahiri-Zaja stated:- “I fully subscribe to the words and sentiments of my Chairman. We took an oath of office. We uphold the principles in the Constitution. We have served the country with great honour and we appreciate the leadership this Committee has shown in the process.” All the other commissioners, one by one, subscribed and agreed to what their Chairman had stated. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is the Committee’s further recommendation that the current commissioners leave office when the new commissioners are sworn-in, which should not be later than 30th September, 2016. The Commission will deal with any disciplinary matter relating to the Secretariat through internal policies and mechanisms so as not to adversely affect preparations for the August, 2017 elections. Under Thematic Area No.3, this House had tasked the Committee to make recommendations on legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen the IEBC so as to ensure the August, 2017 elections are free and fair---"
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