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    "id": 713899,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "(1B) Every students’ council shall be elected in accordance with this Act and its membership shall– (a) reflect national diversity; and (b) have not more than two-thirds of its members being of the same gender. (1C) For purposes of conducting the election of the members of the student council referred to in subsection (1A), the students’ association shall constitute itself into electoral colleges based on either academic departments, schools or faculties, as may be appropriate. (1D)The students of each electoral college constituted under subsection (1C) shall elect three representatives— (a) from amongst persons who are not candidates under subsection (1A) ; and (b) of whom not more than two-thirds shall be of the same gender. (1E) The representatives of each electoral college shall elect the members of the student council within thirty days of the election under subsection (1C). (1F) A member of the student council shall hold office for a term of one year and may be eligible for re-election for one final term. (1G) A person who has held office as a member of the student council of a University for two terms is disqualified from election as a member of the student council of any other University or constituent college in Kenya. (1H) Every students’ association shall, in consultation with the University, formulate and enact rules to govern the conduct of elections including regulation of campaigns, election financing, offences and penalties. (1I) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall comply with the general principles of the Kenyan electoral system under Article 81 of the Constitution and the rules governing the election of members of the student council. The purpose of this is just to make sure that we have clean elections of the student council. Of course, we have experienced some problems but we will not experience them again."
}