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    "id": 296871,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/296871/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I am not opposing for the sake of it. I just need clarification because changing from three to two also appears in another amendment that I think is proposed to this section. I would like to know the rationale for reducing it from three to two. One of the reasons why I am saying so is because the original drafters of this Act must have looked at the time frame very carefully with regard to the elections schedules and what the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ought to do within a certain time period. If we are just amending it in the interest of parties that is a caution that I was putting to the House, that please let us not amend these things in our own interest, but let us look at a wider picture. I just want to see whether this is really in line with the election timetable and consideration; this is the consideration of the job that the IEBC is doing and not just consideration to one party to the elections, which are the political parties and politicians. Thank you."
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