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    "content": "I thank my colleagues, Sen. Wamatangi, Sen. Mositet, Sen. Kisasa, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. Ongoro and Sen. Ndiema for their great participation and my colleagues from the National Assembly led by hon. Katoo ole Metito for the time they created for us to go through this very important regulation. The most important thing to note from these regulations is that it is incorporating the bicameral nature of our Parliament so that the Senate will play a role in the election of all the Members who will represent in the EALA. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the uptake of it in very simple terms is that during the elections, there are certain important issues. One is that there will be public participation. Kenyans will have a chance to apply to serve in the EALA through their political parties and in the formula already provided for in the regulations in so far as the number of representation based on party strength. This formula was arrived at by adding all the Members of Parliament of the Senate and the National Assembly and doing the necessary mathematics in terms of division and multiplication until the figure is arrived at; for instance, which coalition will provide which number of people. Secondly, members of the public are then allowed to apply through their political parties and if they wish to apply as independent candidates, apply direct to the Clerks of the National Assembly and the Senate so that they can serve as independent Members. Unfortunately, the calculation of who might get a chance to serve or be elected as part of independent candidature is pegged on the number of independent MPs who are about five. The Senate does not have a single independent candidate. We thought this was important because members of the public were saying that people who are not in the persuasion of the existing political class or parties, wanted to have an opportunity to serve without being proposed by any political party. In future, we have agreed as a Committee, that we might continue fine tuning this area so that it can be clear how we will deal with it in so far as lack of representation of independent candidates in the House. That would give room to those who are independently seeking representation in the EALA to have a chance because the quota allocation is based on the representation of independent members; bearing in mind that every independent member in this House is independent of the other. You can even have 20 independent candidates from one constituency but for purposes of these regulations, we put together all independent candidates as a measure for getting the mathematical formula for representation. In the rules again, we have come ---"
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