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    "id": 1157937,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to also support the Bill. There have been a lot of disputes, as my colleague, Hon. Sankok, has alluded to. In almost every election cycle, particularly on presidential election, we have had a dispute. Every single electoral cycle is marred with a lot of conflicts, and most of them end up in court. Once in a while, the conflicts end up in the streets and transform themselves into post-election violence. So, it is important that we take election matters seriously. In Kenya, elections are sometimes a matter of life and death. If elections are poorly handled, the ensuing post-election violence claims many lives, peoples’ properties, and slows down the economy. When supporters of a disgruntled candidate take to the streets, nothing positive happens. The economy is shut down. People close their shops. People do not go to their offices. It is a very serious matter. We must get elections right. I feel sad when I listen to colleagues say that maybe it is too late or too early. I think this is something we must do continuously. It is something that we must address all the time to make sure that we finally get it right. We should move our election management to the way it is handled in other countries, where those who win take up leadership positions while those who lose go home because they know the processes have not been abused. We ended up at the International Criminal Court (ICC) because of mismanagement of elections. 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."
}