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    "id": 1191358,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1191358/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. Reading through the Report, the Committee has recommended that the rules need to be amended, so that we have clarity on the role of the Joint Committee. The rules talk about presiding officers. I hope that the relevant Committee will take it up and make sure that the rules are amended appropriately. Also, the provision on the withdrawal of candidates is not clearly stipulated. The Committee has recommended that it be looked at. Many people have talked about competence. However, one important qualification is that those who come from near the boarders should be considered, for example, those who come from near the borders of Lake Victoria with Tanzania or Western and Uganda, the Northern Part of Kenya with Somali and Turkana with Southern Sudan. They must be considered because those are the people who go through challenges, which need to be addressed under the framework of EALA. I therefore, recommend that we vote for individuals who come from those regions. I also encourage Members to vote according to their conscience. We are told that some people will go to a Parliamentary Group Meeting (PG) and a list will be given to them. This country is democratic. Let people vote freely and for the people they want to vote for. They should not be coerced to vote for particular individuals because the party has given them direction to do that. We must exercise democracy ---"
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