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    "id": 742188,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/742188/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "In this regard, the Petitioner prays that the National Assembly provides in law, minimum requirements based on experience, integrity and accountability and establishes a statutory vetting board whose mandate shall be to vet all presidential candidates prior to clearance by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The Petitioner also prays that these new provisions take effect from the year 2022. Hon. Members, it is worth to note that Article 137 of the Constitution provides for the basic qualifications for election as president and the grounds for disqualification. Since it is the right of the Petitioner to petition the House, notwithstanding the various constitutional provisions, I will commit this Petition to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration, for whatever worth it may be. The Committee is required to examine the prayers contained in this Petition with a view to proposing amendments to Article 137 of the Constitution and report its findings in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.227(2). 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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