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    "id": 325230,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second Mr. Ruto on The Elections (Amendment No.2 Bill) (Bill No.58 of 2012). I want to congratulate the hon. Member for the good work he has done. This is something all of us had either taken for granted or had not taken sufficient time to read, digest and conceptualize the consequences. I want to request hon. Members that we must support this Bill because it is not just any other Bill; it is a Bill about elections. As we all know elections can be very chaotic. In fact, many a times, elections can result in violence. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this reason, I look at this amendment Bill as being an opportunity for us to mitigate against any possibility of either chaos or violence being invited by any shred of doubt in the statute. To remove this doubt is therefore to assure the country that the emotions that accompany elections and electioneering will not visit upon this country. Something which is very important is that if we do not make this clear, at the end of the elections you will see a myriad of petitions in terms of county assembly elections, National Assembly elections and Senate elections. Because we are dealing with so many elective positions, if we leave a doubt that can cause lawyers to approach courts for petitions, it will occasion a lot of loss to public funds. I, therefore, second and urge that hon. Members do the same. Thank you."
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