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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "Let me at the risk of a repetition read Rule 6(1): “A party shall be entitled to nominate for election under these Rules any number of candidates.” Do we need interpretation on what any number of candidates means? Any number is from one to whatever numbers which are permissible in law. Then, it says: “Any number of candidates not exceeding three times the figure arrived at by multiplying the number of elected Members of Parliament of that party by such number that the Joint Committee shall determine and dividing the results.” The arithmetic is provided there. I am emphasising that a political party is told to nominate any number of candidates and bring to both the National Assembly and the Senate for consideration for election, but not exceeding three times the positions or the slots available. That is my understanding. Where are we then? Are we rightly before this House as Members of Parliament reading through this law which was passed by this House seeking to determine whether or not the minority side of the CORD Coalition through its constituent parties nominated properly. CORD has complied. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with your permission, I want to take the House through the recommendations being done. This is matter which I wanted to seek directions, but, because I am informed, I will not seek directions. Time has come, Rule 6(1) being that clear, for us to determine whether recommendation Nos.3, 5, 6 and 7 by the Joint Committee are lawful. I would request the Members to think with me on this matter, looking at our sources and hierarchy of laws. We have been referred to a decision by the EACJ made in 2006. In terms of our sources of law, I wanted to refer to the provisions of the Judicature Act Section 3. The substantive Temporary Deputy Speaker, being a lawyer, knows and fully appreciates what I am doing. It 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."
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