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    "id": 762596,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murugara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Report and the proposed amendments as eloquently and ably presented by the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Select Committee, Hon. William Cheptumo. I fully associate myself with the representations he has made in the Report. Briefly, it is a Report of the Select Committee of this House. However, most of what is contained in the Report is what Kenyans presented to the Committee. The Committee collated the views received from members of the public and condensed them into a Report to be presented to this House when dealing with the proposed amendments. The notion that was out there, and the hullabaloo that met this House and the Committee regarding the proposed amendments, is possibly going to die as Kenyans will be well informed that the proposed amendments have nothing to do with the Constitution and the Judiciary. The House is cleaning up the existing electoral laws so that we can eventually have election laws which will enable this country to conduct a smooth election on 26th October and thereafter. There was the notion that the Judiciary was under attack. That is far from the truth. In fact, none of the proposed amendments touches on the Judiciary because this House is cognisant of the fact that the Judiciary is independent and has to discharge its duties independently. The three laws that have been touched on are the Elections Act, the IEBC Act and the Election Offences Act. Hovering over our heads in this House like the proverbial sword of Damocles is the pronouncement by the Supreme Court; that unless the mistakes that were made and the 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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