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An attempt by some MPs to push for the extension of their parliamentary term has flopped. This is after the lawmakers failed to muster the requisite numbers to propel to the next legislative step a bill to amend the Constitution to change the election date from August to December.
While the Constitution stipulates the General Election is held on the second Tuesday of August every five years, Ugenya MP David Ochieng had wanted to push the date to December through his Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2015.
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