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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "polling station. We were to scan the form and the transmission is done, for example, at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) or the Multimedia University of Kenya (MMUK). We wanted to test it, but we never did. The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Chiloba, procured ballot papers the way he wanted, at the Al- Ghurair Company. It was ―tenderpreneurship.‖ Our election is the most expensive in the world; it costs USD38 per voter. I wonder why we need to register more voters, because this country will go bankrupt during elections unless we bring in the Chinese. Everybody that is talking about referendum should shudder to think what will happen when we can hardly get money for division of revenue. However, we possibly need Kshs20billion or Kshs25 billion to conduct our referendum with these same people who we distrust so much. Why have we forgotten that these people did what Sen. Pareno said? They nearly took us to the brink. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, someone has amended the law to say that when we have a commission of seven people; three of them can provide a quorum and we do need to have a Chairperson. When did we become such an awful country? Quorum in a Committee of seven is three. I am yet to understand the definition of quorum which means a majority. Are these the same people that will take us to the reforms? Somebody said that we should not change these commissioners two years to the elections. However, we are about three years to the elections. We are proposing to have a referendum and in between, we start to prepare for the elections with Mr. Chebukati, Prof. Guliye and Justice Jessie Lessit, the same secretariat which is still in office. We recommended a disciplinary action to be taken against it in the Committee led by Sen. Orengo and the former Sen. Murungi. However, they did not touch them. I feel sad. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, our Constitution is the most beautiful document that says that whatever method used in election, the system is simple and accurate, verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent. It is plain English and simple, but we are unable to do so because of our selfish interests. Everything about this country is selfishness. The day we will put selfishness aside and love this country as we should, we will have a good election. It cannot be about reforms, who announces or compelling a person to sign. Kenyans vote faithfully every year. We make them vote and queue in Nairobi for 12 hours. It is a sad day. These are not the resolutions. We should have an election that will end in one day and the winner should be the winner. Political parties should nominate the candidate that people want. That is it. There should be no fixing. That is the day. However, that day has not come yet. We are still on the way to Damascus. Kenya is still walking on the road to Damascus. It is like Saul; it has not turned back. We are walking into 2022 like blind men and women who think that they know where they are going, and we are getting into a hole. The question is at what point we will learn that we are at the tipping point?"
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