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    "id": 1106126,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important Petition. Although under the law, the petitioner cannot now sue the Government because of time lapse, he has every right to come to this House for assistance. Nominations and election violence are very destructive affairs and occur due to competition. In this case they are the ones who lost and still suffered damage. That tells you how painful it is. It damaged important property which would have served the family very well. It results to destruction of property, losses of livelihood of that family and of an individual. So, other than what the House is going to do out here, we have to come up with a very strong law. What happens is that nominations of political parties are very chaotic. Even up to today you may expect to be nominated but fail. Violence may occur and you miss your chance in this House. That is why even 70 per cent of Members never come back due to botched or rigged nominations. What follows immediately are tribunals inside the party and if you want to go to the High Court, it is not an election petition. So, you are struck out and at the same time people are still campaigning and you unfairly lose your chance to come to this House or an opportunity to be in politics."
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