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    "id": 968973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "the two Houses of Parliament of a draft Bill for the amendment of the Constitution by popular initiative to inform the process. Those Guidelines have since been published in the Kenya Gazette as Legal Notice No. 175 dated 18th November, 2019. Hon. Members, Paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Guidelines provides as follows, and I quote: “(5) Upon the expiry of the period specified under Article 257(5) of the Constitution for the consideration of a draft Bill by a County Assembly, the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament shall— (a) report to their respective House of Parliament— (i) the county assemblies that have submitted the draft Bill and the certificate approving the Bill; (ii) the county assemblies that have submitted the draft Bill and the certificate rejecting the Bill; (iii) the county assemblies that did not submit the draft Bill and the certificate; (iv) whether or not the threshold required under Article 257(7) of the Constitution has been met; (v) such other information as the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament may consider necessary; and, (b) submit to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and publish, by notice in the Gazette, the information specified under subparagraph (a).” “(6) The Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament shall not receive any draft Bill and certificate where the Bill was considered by the county assembly after the expiry of the period specified under Article 257(6) of the Constitution.” In furtherance to requirements of Paragraph 5 of the said Guidelines, the statistics of the submissions which have been formally delivered by the respective Speakers of the County Assemblies as at today, December 5, 2019 are as follows: (a) Twenty six (26)"
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