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    "id": 819913,
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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": "both the Governor and Deputy Governor must be considered to derive their authority directly from the electorate and, as such, they are only eligible to hold the office of the governorship for a maximum of two five-year terms. (xi) The governorship is one inseparable unit consisting of the Governor and the Deputy Governor. (xii) The office and tenure of the Governor and the Deputy Governor is one and the same (being the governorship) under the Constitution of Kenya and the Electoral Laws of Kenya. (xiii) Once an individual has vied for and occupied for his or her full term (being two terms) the position of Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya, the individual is barred by the Constitution from vying or occupying the position of Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya or the position of Deputy Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya for any further term. (xiv) Once an individual has vied for and occupied, for his or her full term (being two terms) the position of Deputy Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya, the individual is barred by the Constitution from vying or occupying the position of Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya or the position of Deputy Governor of a county in the Republic of Kenya for any further term. (xv) The Elections Act recognises the Deputy President and the Deputy Governor as candidates in elections. (xvi) To the best of our knowledge, the matters raised in this petition are not pending in court of law or any other legal institution. (xvii) We have made the best efforts to have this issue addressed by the relevant authorities without any dependable outcome. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs: (a) considers this petition in view of the weighty matters canvassed and the seriousness of the issues presented herein; (b) makes the necessary amendments to Articles 137 and 142 of the Constitution and other relevant provisions relating to the eligibility to vie for the positions of President, Deputy President, Governor and Deputy Governor to aver to the fact that the said positions are inseparable, are one and the same, and as such, persons who hold such offices are only eligible to hold the offices for a maximum of two- five year terms; and (c) makes the necessary amendments to the Elections Act to make it conform to the Constitutional provisions relating to the eligibility to vie for the positions of President, Deputy President, Governor and Deputy Governor to aver to the fact that the said positions are inseparable, are one and the same, and as such, persons who hold such offices are only eligible to hold the offices for a maximum of two five- year terms; and 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."
}