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HERE IS BILL 7

𝟏. 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟏𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Reason: This will enhance representation and democracy, ensuring more citizens have a voice in parliament.

𝟐. 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Reason: This will promote inclusivity and diversity, ensuring marginalised groups have a stronger voice in parliament.

20 seats will be reserved for women, 12 for youths, and 3 for persons with disabilities, allocated based on party performance

3. R𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 Article 52, which 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭es 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 or disqualification of a candidate by the courts.

Reason: To avoid delaying elections and waste of resources on the part of Govt and the candidates.

However, it must be noted that, in case of death, fresh nominations would have to be held to allow the party that has lost a candidate to fill in another candidate.

4. R𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 Article 72 ( 8 ) 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐲-𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬;

Reason: to avoid by-elections by allowing the political parties to replace the candidate who had died without going through a by-election.

𝟓. 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟔𝟖(𝐛) 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭