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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a very short point. The Minister has quoted extensively from the new Constitution. Allow me, Chair, to invite him to read with me the Sixth Schedule, Article 262, Section 7(3). Kindly, Mr. Minister, if you can go to Article 89 (2). The requirement that a review of constituency and ward boundaries shall be completed, at least, 12 months before a general election does not apply to the review of the boundaries preceding the first elections under this Constitution. That is the law. So, why are you worried about the 80 constituencies? Give us the new constituencies. This Constitution allows you to do so without worrying about the 12 months. Finally, could the Minister also enlighten me on the issue of parliamentary initiative? When he says that he is moving in accordance with Article 256 and that, therefore, he is exercising parliamentary initiative, what is so difficult - instead of him dictating us from the Cabinet – in preparing a Sessional Paper, bring it to this House, we discuss it, we go to Kamukunjis and retreats and once we agree on it, he takes our ideas and prepares an amendment? I can assure the Minister that our ideas will be limited to him separating his Bill into three and ensuring that the election will take place on 14th August, 2012. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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