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    "id": 927969,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Cheptumo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I agree with you that this is a very important Bill. I request my colleagues to take time to listen and understand its essence. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is one of the constitutional commissions as provided for in Chapter 15 of the Constitution. According to the provisions of Article 250(1), IEBC and all constitutional commissions should have a minimum of three commissioners and a maximum of nine. The Constitution sets the minimum and maximum number of commissioners. Section 5 of the IEBC Act sets the number of members of the Commission at seven. I am giving this background because it is very important for us to know where we are and where we are going. Under Section 5 of the IEBC Act, the Commission ought to have seven commissioners: the chair and six other commissioners. Four of the commissioners have since left the Commission, so we now have three commissioners serving the Commission. This has caused a number of serious questions among Kenyans and various institutions, including this House. Can three out of seven commissioners enable the Commission to undertake its functions legally and constitutionally?"
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