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    "id": 216379,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/216379/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Ndung'u",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 361,
        "legal_name": "Susanna Njoki Ndung'u",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya has gone through many interesting times since 2002. We are in the third liberation with this Government. There has been a 2184 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 3, 2007 transition. The civil society has also been in transition. The media has also faced the challenge of transition. How to move from an oppressive regime to being in existence in a regime that allows you freedoms and rights. But with freedom and rights, also comes obligations and duties. One of the things that I learnt when I was learning Human Rights Law in the university, is that when it comes to media reporting, there is a difference between fair comment and libel, but the line is the same. The line has to be monitored so as to protect free comment but to punish libel and slander. Unfortunately, libel and slander have become the new kids on the block, particularly, in the commercial courts in this country. If you go to the courts today and look at the daily course-list, you will find that libel cases are the majority of the cases. Lawyers are saying that these are the new cases in which to make money. I know that there was a request to the Chief Justice that libel cases- --"
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