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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to second this Bill. I may be ambushed but I will say one or two things on the aspect of delimitation of electoral units in this country. If my memory serves me right, the business of delimitation of boundaries is a function of IEBC which is an independent institution according to the Constitution. Some of the objects of independent institutions is to protect the sovereignty of the people of Kenya and to ensure equity and fairness. These institutions are not expected to be under the control of anyone. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember when we started the debate on Katiba in the year 2010, I was one of the Members of Parliament (MPs) that was opposed to the current Constitution. One of the issues that I used to raise whenever we went for our ‘no’ campaigns was that if people did not properly read and understand the provisions of Article 88(9), in the next cycle of delimitation of boundaries, the probability of loss of constituencies of electoral units was quite high. Right now, we are aware of the views we got but people did not take us seriously. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I have to live by the oath of office of protecting the Constitution of Kenya and ensuring fairness and equity, I am of the view that this Bill is good. There is need for us to participate and ensure that whatever proposals that come from IEBC have some bit of input from the political players. What I do not know is how we will cushion the report from IEBC from being interfered with in terms of flimsy or failure for us to agree. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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