24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
“A county assembly consists of the number of special seat members necessary to ensure that no more than two-thirds of the membership of the assembly is of the same gender.”
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
“A county assembly consists of the number of special seat members necessary to ensure that no more than two-thirds of the membership of the assembly is of the same gender.”
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
This House is now in its sunset days. We are ending probably our four-and-a-half years and we have not achieved this requirement save for the Supreme Court advisory opinion that was sought by the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya that says that this requirement could be achieved progressively. I know that the membership of the Senate is 47 elected Senators who all happen to be men; Members of the same gender. The Senate has nomination of 20 Members. The Senate is fairly within the requirement, but this House is far much below that constitutional requirement. Therefore, this Bill intends ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
This House is now in its sunset days. We are ending probably our four-and-a-half years and we have not achieved this requirement save for the Supreme Court advisory opinion that was sought by the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya that says that this requirement could be achieved progressively. I know that the membership of the Senate is 47 elected Senators who all happen to be men; Members of the same gender. The Senate has nomination of 20 Members. The Senate is fairly within the requirement, but this House is far much below that constitutional requirement. Therefore, this Bill intends ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am not in any hurry. I want to make sure that Members understand. I do not even see where the Members who have been pushing for this Bill two times and failed are. I understand where they are. Most of them lost the nominations. I think they also lost interest in the Bill. I was saying that in Article 97 of the Constitution, we are proposing an insertion under Clause (1)(b) and 1(a) where the number of these special seats under clause 1(c)(a), a new clause, shall be determined - this is very critical - after the declaration of ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am not in any hurry. I want to make sure that Members understand. I do not even see where the Members who have been pushing for this Bill two times and failed are. I understand where they are. Most of them lost the nominations. I think they also lost interest in the Bill. I was saying that in Article 97 of the Constitution, we are proposing an insertion under Clause (1)(b) and 1(a) where the number of these special seats under clause 1(c)(a), a new clause, shall be determined - this is very critical - after the declaration of ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
election. As it is now, in the last general election, we forwarded the names of party lists, those to be nominated before the general election but this Bill proposes that it shall be determined after the declaration of the results of the general election. In Clause 3, the Bill proposes to amend Article 90 to reflect the amendment proposed in Article 97. If you go to Article 90(1) on elections for a seat in Parliament provided under Article 97(1)( c) and 98(1)( b)( c) and (d) and for the Members of the county assemblies--- This is why it is critical ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
election. As it is now, in the last general election, we forwarded the names of party lists, those to be nominated before the general election but this Bill proposes that it shall be determined after the declaration of the results of the general election. In Clause 3, the Bill proposes to amend Article 90 to reflect the amendment proposed in Article 97. If you go to Article 90(1) on elections for a seat in Parliament provided under Article 97(1)( c) and 98(1)( b)( c) and (d) and for the Members of the county assemblies--- This is why it is critical ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
That number may not be 16 again. It will depend with the number required to bridge or attain the two-thirds gender rule after the results of the general election.
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
That number may not be 16 again. It will depend with the number required to bridge or attain the two-thirds gender rule after the results of the general election.
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