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    "id": 1120929,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120929/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, donor countries have always supported many programmes, including empowerment of women to stand as candidates without discrimination from their male counterparts. They have always funded civic education to enable rural populations to understand their civic duty to register as voters and actually vote. Above all, the Government never allocates sufficient resources to IEBC to carry out credible elections. The short fall is always met by donors. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, many embassies accredited to Kenya have shared this note verbale with me. I have seen and read it. I find it an assault on the freedom of association, and above all, on the capacity of IEBC and all concerned parties in conducting free, fair, verifiable and credible elections. Mr Speaker, Sir, donor countries have been supporting issues that do not undermine the freedom of choice of Kenyans. For example, when they support women, youthful or Persons with Disabilities candidates, they also support civic education. You have never heard any embassy going to any radio or TV station to tell any Kenyan who to vote for. All they do is to urge Kenyans that if they want a good government; they should participate in creating that good government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Note Verbale should be vacated. Due to the constraints of time, I urge the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, led by Sen. Outa, and to which the distinguished Deputy Majority Leader is a Member, to move quickly and get the PS to explain the source of this misadventure. We have not heard any complaint from any quarters about foreigners interfering in our democratic activities, unlike the good old"
}