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    "id": 717595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Member of the Assembly shall hold office for five years and be eligible for re-election for a further term of five years. The current Assembly was elected in 2012. Additionally, Section 4(1) and (2) of the East African Legislative Assembly Elections Act, 2011 provides that the election of Members to the Assembly shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure of the legislatures of the partner states. The Act also requires that the elections ought to be conducted within 90 days before the expiry of the date of the outgoing Assembly. The effective date in this case is 4th March, 2017. Hon. Members, it is my view that the current election rules which were adopted by the National Assembly in April, 2012 and published in the Kenya Gazette through Legal Notice No. 31 of 11th May, 2012 require a review to conform to the bicameral nature of our Parliament. In this regard, a team of officers of the Houses of Parliament has been constituted to propose amendments to the existing rules of election of Members of the Assembly taking into account the bicameral nature of our Parliament and the relative political party majorities. The text of the proposed amendments will be submitted to the two Houses of Parliament for consideration soon. The rules, once adopted by Parliament will thereafter inform the next course of action including the process of nomination of candidates and election procedure. In view of the foregoing, the leadership of the political parties in the House is notified of the process and advised to await direction from the Houses on the rules to be applied upon adoption. I thank you. Next Order!"
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