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    "id": 1157941,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157941/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Election is a process. My position is that the process for the 2022 general election is already on. The Bill clarifies the definition of “nomination” as registration of candidates to align it with the Political Parties Act and limits the extent to which aggrieved MCA candidates can prosecute their petitions. This Bill can be supported only with very many substantial amendments. In terms of talking about coalition political parties, the Bill is relevant. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are in the electoral season. Unless a law concerning election is so critical to the process, we should not bother with it. We are being told that we need to add the word, “valid” before the word, “passport” to correct the electoral process. It is so that IEBC understands the kind of passport that can be used in an election. In a good legislative process, we do not use adjectives. A passport is a passport and it has to be valid! We do not use words like \"valid\" or \"legitimate\" to make it complete. Everybody knows an expired passport is no passport. So, we cannot be engaging in legislation concerning elections at this time to define things like those."
}