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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Isiolo North, KPP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hassan Hulufo",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Oda Hulufo",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this proposed amendment Bill. This is an amendment that ought to have come earlier than today. As we debate it, as a nation, we should be cognizant of the fact that we are sitting on a potential crisis. Today, the IEBC has only three commissioners. That is the minimum acceptable number as per our Constitution. We know that the IEBC is one of the constitutional commissions according to Chapter 15 of the Constitution. One of the objects of having those 10 commissions, along with two independent offices, among many other things, is to protect the sovereignty of the people. If you look at the 10 commissions, the one with a difficult task of protecting sovereignty is the IEBC because of its mandate of supervising elections. The IEBC is required to be independent from direction and control from any authority or person. That is part of the reasons why Members are opposing this Bill. They fear that, because of the composition of the selection panel, the appointment of commissioners may be skewed in favour of, probably, a particular political party. Therefore, the IEBC may not be that independent. Personally, I have those fears. However, I know we will have an opportunity to propose amendments to what is being proposed at a later stage. For that reason, I support this amendment Bill. Today, what has helped us is the provision of Article 250 in our Constitution, which requires independent commissions to have a minimum of three commissioners and a maximum The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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