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    "id": 757584,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murugara",
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": "The term of the current President ends after another President is elected and sworn in. Until that happens the term of the current President subsists and this is very clear in Article 142 of the Constitution. There is another straw which we believe the NASA Coalition is trying to cling onto just in case there is an election on 26th October 2017. We have read the signs. The first one is to cause violent demonstrations. Once that happens, there will be reliance on Article 81 of the Constitution that the election was not conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution because it was marred by violence. Again, it is my submission that Jubilee is ready and will do whatever it takes for the election to be free of any violence. The other straw which we are able to read is that there are certain constituencies which are not likely to participate in the election. Therefore, there will be an argument that they did not participate in the election. The correct position is that the IEBC is the only organ which is charged with the responsibility of conducting elections. Once it is well prepared and every constituency is afforded an opportunity to participate, there cannot be anybody saying that this or that constituency did not take part in the election. In the circumstances, therefore, it is my argument and submission that whichever way the NASA Coalition intends to go, we in the Jubilee Coalition are ready. There is going to be an election on 26th. October 2017 and the results will be declared and we will have a Government in place, which will be formed by Jubilee. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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