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    "id": 819912,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/819912/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu Central, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fred Ouda",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13385,
        "legal_name": "Fred Odhiambo Ouda",
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    "content": "(ii) The election of the President and Deputy President are so intricately intertwined in the scheme of the elective mandate that both the President and Deputy President must be considered to derive their authority directly from the electorate and as such they are only eligible to hold the office of the presidency for a maximum of two five-year terms. (iii) The office and tenure of the President and the Deputy President is one and the same (being the Presidency) under the Constitution of Kenya and the Electoral laws of Kenya. (iv) The Elections Act, 2011 gives flesh to the constitutional provisions. (v) The presidency is one inseparable unit consisting of the President and the Deputy President. (vi) Once an individual has vied for and occupied, for his or her full term, (being two terms), the position of President of the Republic of Kenya, the individual is barred by the Constitution from vying or occupying the position of the President of the Republic of Kenya or the position of Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya for any further term. (vii) Once an individual has vied for and occupied, for his or her full term, (being two terms), the position of Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, the individual is barred by the Constitution from vying or occupying the position of President of the Republic of Kenya or the position of Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya for any further term. (viii) The election of the President and his or her Deputy is one ticket. When electing the President, the voters likewise elect the President’s Deputy. The nomination of the Deputy President is prior to and not after election. Although it is not a direct election, it remains an elective post since the name of the Deputy President must be in the ballot paper. A purposive interpretation of the Constitution will therefore lead to no other conclusion than that the Deputy President’s position is elective and thus any person that serves in such an office for his or her complete two five-year terms, is no longer eligible to vie for or hold the office of the presidency. (ix) The election, tenure, and office of the Governor and his or her deputy is inseparable as they are both elected in the same election. (x) The election of the Governor and Deputy Governor are so intricately intertwined in the scheme of the elective mandate that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}