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    "id": 928081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "have a problem. As I was going through the Bill, I saw that many countries have tried. Those who come from an authoritarian regime cannot accept any public servant to be in that body because they were oppressing them. So, they use the multiparty broad-based selection which is a different kind of area. For example, if you go to Romania, legislators appoint the chair of the electoral commission because they know what it is if elections go wrong. In Australia, the chair of the electoral commission is the executive officer because sometimes it needs a hands-on operation. For example, in one of the committees in this House, we talked about wrong procurement by the executive director without the chair knowing what was going on. We need to withdraw this Bill and rethink it properly including the roles of the people. In this set up, we have the secretariat doing their own things and the chair blaming them for what goes on. So, there is nobody totally in charge. With that kind of operation, obviously, we cannot get the best. In other set ups, the legal fraternity is very key and should be maintained, but we also have to look at logistics. We should not just have commissioners - they should have specific skills. Most elections fail because of logistical issues. Management skills and candidates who merit ought to be considered."
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