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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muchiri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Muchiri Geoffrey Gachara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for your ruling. I think your ruling is supreme in this House. In contributing to this debate regarding the media Bill, I want to say this: First of all, this Bill has come at a time when we need it most. The structure of this Bill is very clear. It creates the Media Council. One feature which makes me happy about the Media Council is the fact that, it has incorporated those persons who are in that particular industry. At the same time, it has also incorporated those who are not in that industry, but are the consumers of the services of the media industry. So, when we look at the composition of the Media Council, I want to say that everybody is represented. The Bill also goes ahead to create an Advisory Board to ensure that the Media Council is properly advised. The inclusion of the Advisory Council in the relevant section is also a pointer to the right direction. There is the issue of a Complaints Committee in the Bill. The Complaints Committee is very important. It incorporates a journalist, an advocate and a member of the public. It is supposed to have five members. So, other can even join it. It is also supposed to be created by the Media Council. To that extent, the media is regulating itself. Nobody--- Not even the Government nor this Parliament is regulating the media. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was taken aback when you stopped me and said that you wanted to hear from the lawyers. As a lawmaker, I believe in my own self. The lawyers may interpret what we make. Myself, being a son of a lawyer, I can comfortably say that I am not a layman."
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