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    "content": "them, for example, the provision of the Chairperson of the IEBC being required by an Act of Parliament that they must be a lawyer, and not only just a lawyer but somebody who has the qualifications of a Supreme Court Judge. It is something that many Members of this Committee felt that it is unfair. You are being biased and that it was a selfish provision but in the interest of the country, realising very much that these provisions may be subject to some court process, we decided to shelve it because some people felt that we were mutilating the Constitution. There are many things, one of which was even placed before us, that the reason why we decided to have a complementary system for transmission of result is that we felt that it would be secure when you have a scanned document presented before the IEBC but you know what happened at the Supreme Court where somebody made false and misleading allegations that there was a hack into the KIEMS kit. The court upheld a decision that we have disagreed with. Now, we have made good provision and said that should there be a discrepancy, what should be able to surmount and be recorded as a true reflection of what the voters said at a particular polling station is what the returning officers have announced. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have given the election managers a good platform to determine what it is, because at the heart of democracy as they say, is the voter. We have always been reminded that the Constitution was made for man and not man for the Constitution. This is a good move if you ask me. As we continue to listen to the views that will be presented before the Select ad"
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