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    "id": 77121,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleague, Mr. Mungatana, wanted to know whether the Chairman of the Commission can invite Members to a Kamukunji so that we can discuss this issue with a view to putting our country together. The fundamental objectives of the Agenda Four Commissions is to bring unity in this country so that we can move together as a nation. However, we cannot do that blindly without following the law. If you look at Section 41(b) (11) which talks about the independence of the Commission, the Commission is not subject to the control of anybody or any authority. Therefore, it would not be possible for me, at this point in time and in this House, to undertake that the Commission can do that. In any event, let us see the level we have reached now. We have reached a level where the Report has already been forwarded to the Government Printer. Perhaps to call a Kamukunji at this point would be going back. The Commission has performed its functions. I do not really think it is possible for me as the Assistant Minister in the Ministry to give an undertaking on that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member for North Horr, Mr. Chachu, wanted to know whether the criteria applied was proper. It is this very House which passed the Constitution and set the criteria to be applied when determining the boundaries and number of constituencies. The Commission went round the country and I believe my brother Mr. Chachu must have appeared before the Commission and given his version of how he wants the sharing to be done."
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