{"id":1480907,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1480907/?format=json","text_counter":140,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":170,"legal_name":"Bonny Khalwale","slug":"bonny-khalwale"},"content":"Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to speak in support of this amendment and I do so with nostalgia. This is because I remember that as stated in the statement of objects and reasons on the memorandum of this Bill, the principal object of this Bill is to amend Section 6 of the Election Offences Act, 2016. Why with nostalgia? It is because I remember when we enacted this Act. It was the industry of a joint committee of both the Senate and the National Assembly in 2016. I sat in that committee and I remember we pitched in a hotel for almost two weeks. Our chairs were Hon. James Orengo and Hon. Kiraitu Murungi. Those were the co-chairs and we did a very good job. That it has served us well, but again exposed the need for us to make further amendments, because it is true---"}