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"speaker_name": "Dadaab, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
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"content": " I hope I get my time back. Hon. Speaker, the first past the post system did not serve us right at that time. The minority could have ended up choosing the leadership of the country. This is because the combined opposition votes those days was 3.7 million, and KANU won with 1.8 million and still got the presidency because of the system. We said we should have another system, that is, 50% +1. The issue always is the feeling that the elections were unfair and there was rigging. This is what causes problems. Whenever we try to fix the problem, we never go to the electoral justice to have a full-proof system that cannot be cheated. The United States of America (USA) has 480 million people who vote, and by 5.30 p.m., they know who won and who lost. India has 1.4 billion people, and still, by the end of the day, they know who won and who lost. We need to invest in such a system so that we do not create discussions and dialogues after elections. So, the winner becomes the winner, and the loser accepts defeat."
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