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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Election Offences Bill (National Assembly Bill No.36 of 2016) be now read a Second Time. I intend to take a short period of time in moving this Bill. This Bill is one of the two Bills that were heavily and extensively negotiated as a result of extraordinary events that happened in our country a few months ago, regarding political differences on the issue of the composition of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). As a result, this House passed a Motion to establish a select Committee, which was a Joint Select Committee of both Houses of Parliament. That Committee brought a report that was approved unanimously in this House. Part of that Report consisted of two Bills namely, The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, which is a part of the today’s order later and the current Bill; The Election Offences Bill. I will not speak much because these Bills were drafted as a result of the deep, extensive and frank consultations that took place during the process of the Joint Select Committee. I will just highlight some of the key clauses that are important and then Members can contribute. It is my hope that this being a sui generis legislation, in the sense that it is negotiated legislation, the common divergences will be minimal. I hope that the Senators will pass this Bill, so that we can immediately put in place the process of the proposed reconstitution of the IEBC and set the country back on track in terms of the electoral process. The elections are 11 months away from now. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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