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    "id": 1105122,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1105122/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have a few remarks to make. I agree with the conclusion of the Committee that these Draft Regulations are irregular and, therefore, they are not an instrument we can use in the next general elections. Therefore, the Draft Regulations should be reviewed. Hon. Deputy Speaker, capping expenditure in elections is important, but the IEBC should do so procedurally. It is extremely important. Apart from the fact that capping of election expenditure can exclude some people in the communities who may be able to contribute effectively to leadership because they cannot afford it, it also frustrates the efforts of getting affirmative action in place. You cannot get the youth in easily because they do not have money. We cannot get the women in easily. Although we now have women billionaires, they are a minority. That works against them. Certainly, it means the people that society is putting forward to get elected are the ones who have money or access to money. We also know that in Kenya, money does not always come from the right sources. It comes from taxes."
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