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    "id": 762691,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/762691/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Jaldesa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rehema Dida Jaldesa",
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    "content": "First, the amendment that seeks to amend Section 2 of IEBC Act, 2011. The amendment is very critical because it removes the possibilities of any vacuum. We are human beings. Natural calamities can happen, God forbid. It is therefore critical that this clause is amended. Secondly, Clause 5 of the Bill seeks to delete Section 29 of the Elections Act to remove the requirement that the Chairperson of IEBC must specifically be a lawyer. In my view, that is discriminative much as it was captured in the Constitution. Going forward, I hope the Committee will remove that requirement. The fact that Mr. Chebukati is a lawyer did not stop the election from being revoked by the Supreme Court. Any Kenyan with a first degree and a Master’s degree can Chair the IEBC."
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