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    "id": 176541,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Thuo",
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        "legal_name": "George Thuo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will be very brief. I stand to support the Motion. I will not belabour the points that have been raised. But I want to commend the authors and the people who undertook this exercise for a serious insight into what has caused us problems. Particularly, I want to mention two areas. First is the Electoral Disputes Resolution Court, which I hope that the Minister who is responsible will be looking at. This is because part of our problem was the fact that we did not trust our resolution mechanisms as currently in our laws. Hopefully, we will create a system that allows us to feel that going to court or a resolution dispute mechanism that is impartial and whose integrity is not in doubt, is going to make life easier. I also want to mention the issue of the time limit to petition. They should be expeditious so that we are able to deal with the things that harass and resolve these issues. My colleague who has spoken before me has mentioned a few things on the observations on the media. I want to emphasize impartiality in their contribution. I also want to emphasize a recommendation on the principle of the limitation of constituencies, being based on voter equality. I want to welcome the recommendation that this be looked at urgently. I insist that this be done. I also welcome the separation of the electoral boundaries review from the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK). Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, overall, I support this Report and I am very pleased that we are able to discuss it today. I hope that it will be implemented. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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