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    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "I have heard arguments from our colleagues saying that August date is bad because we have bad roads because of heavy rains during that month. The solution to that is not to fight the date but to deal with the roads. That is why we are here. We pass budgets to fix the roads so that we can operate throughout the year. We cannot say that we cannot hold an election at a certain time because our roads are not good. We have heard an argument that it is unconstitutional. I believe that for the Bill to be presented to this House, the people in the legal office must have studied it and figured out that it is possible for it to be presented for debate. There is no way a Bill can find its way here when it is unconstitutional. So, when we stand as Members and say it affects the dates of election of the President and therefore it is unconstitutional, then we are accusing our legal advisers in the office for allowing debate of a Bill that is unconstitutional. I believe the Bill has been thought through and it is legal and fair for us to discuss. When we pass it with two-thirds of Members, we will achieve our intentions."
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