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    "content": "Indeed, this is critical because political parties are the ones that conduct these party primaries and that brought about violence as per the Githunguri case. We call upon the political parties to put measures in place and minimise issues of electoral violence. In case somebody somewhere is responsible, there must be strict measures and punishment so that people can be free to exercise their democratic right. It can even go to an extent of disqualifying that person. So, if we condemn violence from the political party’s point of view, particularly when it comes to party primaries, it will add a lot of value. This is something that comes in the Elections Act. I am aware that Parliament has done so much. Parliament has done well in as far as legislation on political parties and elections are concerned. Maybe what is remaining is the Elections Act, which will go through some amendments. At that particular time, it had provision for electoral violence. We must put some stringent measures to mitigate against this vice because as we approach elections, as players we should participate in the process in a peaceful manner. This is because from the look of things, temperatures are going to be very high in the 2022 election. We want to have a peaceful country and anybody involved in matters of violence must be disqualified. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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