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    "content": "Therefore, in determining the eligibility of a person to vie for Speaker we have recourse to eligibility to vie as a Member of Parliament (MP). There are institutions which are responsible for determining eligibility for one to vie as an MP. Therefore, in this case, the Office of the Clerk had recourse to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) asking whether all the persons who had presented themselves for nomination were eligible to vie as MPs. The body with the infrastructure and were vital to make a determination of eligibility under our Constitution for one to vie as an MP is the IEBC. We had recourse to them, and their response in respect of each of the persons who is listed on the ballot was that they are eligible to vie as MPs. Indeed, some of them vied for the position of MP. Every person would readily agree that it is not a requirement that prior to putting yourself forward for election for the position of Speaker or for that matter any other, that there be no allegation that has ever been made against you."
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