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    "id": 946164,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg that the Representation of Special Interest Groups Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.52 of 2019) be now read a second Time. Hon. Speaker, as I move the Second Reading of the Bill, allow me to recognise the very active participation of the Members of the Committee, Hon. Fred Kapondi, Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi, Hon. Ayub Savula, Hon. Raphael Wanjala, Hon. Charles Gimose, Hon. Peris Tobiko, Hon. Sara Korere, Hon. Abdi Shurie, Hon. Fabian Muli, Hon. Geoffrey King’ang’i, Hon. Gideon Koske, Hon. Mucheke, Hon. Jane Njiru, Hon. Japheth Mutai, Hon. Samuel King’ara, Hon. Daniel Rono, Hon. Anthony Oluoch, Hon. Christine Ombaka and Hon. Joshua Kandie Chepyegon. Article 100 of the Constitution requires Parliament to enact legislation to promote representation, in Parliament, of women, youth, persons with disability, minorities and marginalised groups. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution details the pieces of legislation that ought to have been passed and by what time. This particular Article needed to have been given effect within five years of the new Constitution which happened to be 2015. The Committee in exercising its mandate of overseeing the implementation of the Constitution noted that there was no specific piece of legislation that had been enacted by that time. But it is important to note that several efforts or attempts had been made by the 11th Parliament. In finding a solution to this, we contacted the office of the Attorney-General, the office of the Kenya Law Reform Commission, the office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) among other institutions in an effort to find out how we can overcome the challenge or why it has taken that long for us to actualise Article 100 of the Constitution. It was agreed among these institutions that while we may attempt 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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