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    "id": 737031,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "election. As it is now, in the last general election, we forwarded the names of party lists, those to be nominated before the general election but this Bill proposes that it shall be determined after the declaration of the results of the general election. In Clause 3, the Bill proposes to amend Article 90 to reflect the amendment proposed in Article 97. If you go to Article 90(1) on elections for a seat in Parliament provided under Article 97(1)( c) and 98(1)( b)( c) and (d) and for the Members of the county assemblies--- This is why it is critical because we are also tying it to county assemblies. Under Article 177(1), the one I had read, (b) and (c) shall be on the basis of proportional representation by use of party list. That is why we are proposing that that determination be made after the declaration of the results of the general election. Article 97 of the Constitution is being proposed for amendment. This especially 97(1)(c ) that says that the membership of the National Assembly consists of among others, twelve Members nominated by political parties to their proportion of Members of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 90 among other things. Therefore, because the Constitution currently talks about 12 nominated members, we are proposing to amend it to leave it open to the number that will determine the two-thirds gender rule after the declaration of the results of the general election. That is also being proposed to Article 98 about the Senate. Article 98 (1) (b) says: “Sixteen women members who shall be nominated by political parties according to their proportion of members of the Senate elected under clause ( a ) in accordance with Article 90;”"
}