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    "content": "Well. Obviously, you know that the issue raised by the Hon. Otiende Amollo is a valid one on the basis of Article 27(6) and (8), which is in the Bill of Rights. But again, it is one of those very baffling situations. Like Hon. John Mbadi has said, it is a very unfortunate situation because an issue has even been raised why it is that we have not even addressed the issue of the two-thirds gender rule. I am sure we are lucky in this House in that we have Hon. Otiende Amollo. It is clearly provided in Article 81 that the rule should be respected even in the electoral system. If we had cured the problem in the electoral system, all these issues we have been grappling with here would be easier. I am sure it would have been a lot easier to deal with the appointive situations. What I hear Hon. John Mbadi, Hon. Gladys Nyasuna Wanga, Hon. Duale, and Hon. Ali Wario, who is the Chair of this Committee, saying is that we acknowledge those provisions, but say that we leave the issue of interpretation to those mandated to do so under Article 165, so that we proceed. We hope that the interpretation comes after November, in which case, it might be a moot point. The other issue is the relevant law, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. Even if we do not approve, the law says that they will stand approved and duly appointed. It is one of those things that we should ask Hon. Otiende Amollo to get an interpretation from the Supreme Court. There is this debate about progressive implementation. Hon. Otiende Amollo, do you want to concede something?"
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