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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you know, he is only looking on one side of the coin. Let us now turn the other side of the coin where all parties are guilty. Whenever all our parties campaign for their candidates, they want to make their candidates look very good. Obviously, most of the time, they do not give material facts so that one can get voted in. That is the other side of the coin. That is why, as Members of the Committee, we realised that if somebody uses this, he can come and say: “You won the election by over-praising your candidate.” In this case, then we will not be campaigning. If somebody comes and says: “Kimunya is a very good man; Kimunya has never committed any offence; Kimunya has never had issues in Parliament”, then Kimunya is elected; we are trying to protect people like Kimunya and others. What we are saying is that if you praise your candidate, you should not be accused by your opponent. That is the other side of the coin and there are many provisions under the law."
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