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    "id": 239425,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Gumo",
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        "legal_name": "Fredrick fidelis Omulo Gumo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are now going on recess. We are going to have an opportunity to visit our constituents, supporters and also supervise development projects in our constituencies. Of late, we have heard quite a number of hon. Members attacking the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK). I do not think it is fair for us, as hon. Members, to attack the ECK. In 2002, the Chairman of the ECK, Mr. Kivuitu, was supported and applauded because the NARC Government took over power. Today, the same people who were saying that he was the best Chairman are now attacking him. Having known him, he is a very straightforward person and I do not think that whoever is making noise is going to influence him. He is a very firm man. He will continue to do his job because he is doing a good job. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when hon. Members from the Government side talk against something, it means that they want to do something. They are looking at next year. Maybe, they are planing to rig next year's general elections and that is why they want to throw him out. We saw the Government using public resources during the last by-election. We saw people alighting from helicopters with posters of candidates. This is misuse of Government resources. If a military helicopter can carry election posters, how do you explain that? If you say that Mr. Kivuitu is wrong to raise this issue, I am sorry for you, my friends. The other point which I want to raise is that the electoral register---"
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