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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 14(3) is with regard to the Secretary. I think the Minister, being the one in charge of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC), you must be aware that there have been a lot of problems at the IIEC on the functions of the CEO and the Commissioners and one of the reasons we are having those problems is because the functions of the CEO are not defined. I think we should come out very clearly. This is Parliament and we should come out clearly because this is the enabling legislation. Let us define the functions of the Secretary and the CEO. Maybe, it is my English which is failing me, but in Article 19(2) it says:- “The officers and other staff appointed under Subsection (1) shall serve on such terms and conditions as the Commission, in consultation with the Commission and the Treasury, may determine.” Which Commission? I thought it should simply be “the Commission, in consultation.” But the Minister may look at that and see. Maybe, if it is another Commission, then it needs to be clear whether it is the Salaries Commission. But when you say: “The Commission, in consultation with the Commission” I think it tends to look ambiguous. Then Article 21, the Minister may want to look at it, though I thought it is a spelling mistake on line number three where it says:- “No matter or thing done by a member of the Commission or any other officer, employee or agent of the Commission shall, if the matter or thing is done in good faith foe---”. I thought that should be “for.” So, the Minister might want to consider that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, then there is a miscellaneous provision. This is Article 26. It states:-"
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