{"id":701820,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/701820/?format=json","text_counter":134,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Chepkong’a","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1154,"legal_name":"Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga","slug":"samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"},"content":"As a result of this technical working group, a constitutional (Amendment) Bill was developed that was named the ‘Duale Bill’ which was brought to this House. That Bill was discussed and debated and a decision was taken. The decision was that the Bill failed because it was unable to raise the two-thirds majority required to amend the Constitution to provide for nomination of an additional over 90 women to the National Assembly and 16 to the Senate. As a result of that, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs developed its own Bill, the one that I am currently moving, dated 28th April 2015. It is sponsored by the Committee that I chair based on the proposals that had been debated or considered by the technical working group. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}