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    "content": "have also tried their best and we are now sending them away by even breaking the constitutional provision. It was very sad when I heard the Co-Chair – while he was presenting this document – say that there was no other way of removing the commissioners. It is clearly stated in Article 251 of the Constitution. A due process of appointing a tribunal and removing commissioners is well stated there and there would have been no other way of removing them except by what is stated. So, it is not correct to say there was no other way of having to remove the commissioners because they have not committed any offence. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, be that as it may, I agree with the Committee on the recommendation of a negotiated exit which to some extend goes a long way in healing the egos of good Kenyan citizens who have served us in the last commission. I hope that the negotiated position will be implemented so that they go home and probably watch things differently and even advise the new commissioners that they will as well suffer the same fate in 2019 when the next election will be prepared. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to say something else about the selection panels. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I note that the selection panel is competitive. Even the bodies that have been asked to provide a name may have challenges doing so because of the nature of the competition. I hope that if any of those bodies are unable to nominate a candidate, the rest of the panelists who have been nominated should go on and not be held back because of lack of nomination by any of the entities that have been given an opportunity. Lastly, is on the transmission of the results, I hope they will come up with the best way to do so. However, there should be parallel avenues in which the results are transmitted. There should be a method of counter checking whatever results that are transmitted. We know the errors come about because of manipulation; and even electronic systems can be manipulated. So, I do hope that the Committee will look at this transmission seriously to ensure that the elections results are counter checked at various levels from the polling centres. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this."
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