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    "id": 1157903,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157903/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13331,
        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "Finally, in Clause 23, they have made a capping to the effect that any appeal and petition arising out of an election for member of county assembly will end at the High Court. I am not so sure that this is really in the best interest of the litigants or it is to avoid unnecessary wastage of the court’s time and moment. However, indeed, we should allow all petitions maximum latitude. Complaints about county assembly seats are as important as complaints about other elective seats because the county assemblies play a very important role in devolution. Appeals about county assembly elections should be allowed to go all the way to the Court of Appeal, just like appeals about National Assembly and Senatorial elections. All of us are interested in having credible and fair elections. Any attempt to do the same is most welcome. We should never introduce bottlenecks in the election process. That will avoid a situation where people would feel aggrieved. With those few remarks, I support."
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