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    "content": "remains and we cannot purport to set it aside on the basis of the 2006 case by Sen. (Prof) Anyang- Nyong’o and the Attorney- General. Recommendation number 5 singles out the CORD coalition and asks it to go back and change or add 7 additional nominees so that the CORDcoalition can bring a maximum or a minimum of 12 . The rules are so clear under 6.1 there is a maximum number that has been prescribed, but there is no minimum. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in recommending the deletion of 3, 5, 6 and 7, it is to remain faithful by the rules that this House has passed. We cannot attempt to change the rules to suit certain political appetites and certain political desires. I want to appeal to Members of this House that; if we are truly committed to the rule of law we should not set aside the rules that we have come up with. I support recommendation 1 that is very clear of the number of nominees that the CORD coalition is entitled to. I also support recommendation 2 that says that ‘if we want to set minimums then the rule must be amended to make clear unequivocal provisions on the matter of the requirement for the nominations. I will support recommendation 4 that says that for the future rule 6.1 should be amended to require parties to submit three times the number of persons they are entitled to nominate under the rules. However, before we change rule 6.1 we cannot sit in this Assembly and purport to set minimum numbers for political parties, that will be legislation pursuing mischief and partisan political interests. Political parties should be allowed to nominate the number of nominees that they deem convenient for them, where people say that it will be a sham election if the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) only submits four names. CORD has submitted five names and yet its minimum or maximum entitlement is four nominees and so that means that we have got one extra name over and above the four that is our actual entitlement. I appeal to Members of this House that as we look at this beautifully done crafted report let us take note of the recommendations. Let us take note that those who come to this House after 8th of August and those who will be in the “Lower House: after 8th of August, we will take it upon ourselves to review this rule and particularly to look at rule 6.1 so that if we feel it is extremely important to have a minimum number of allocations, we change the rules to reflect that. However, let us not use this opportunity when there is heightened political temperature for us to attempt to set aside the rules and the laws of this House. Mr. Speaker I beg to move that we amend the Motion as earlier stated. I will be seconded by Sen. Sijeny."
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