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    "id": 325780,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/325780/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I say that I wish to second this Bill and start by congratulating my senior learned friend, who was my predecessor at the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, for the very able leadership he has provided at his new Ministry. I also wish to congratulate him for battling it out when teachers in this country went on strike. The teachers were out on the streets, and it was not easy. One thing we were able to learn from all these developments is that, through candid and open genuine negotiations, no problem is insurmountable in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also saw this in this House when we had The Anti-Terrorism Bill and we had colleagues who had fears. Through dialogue and negotiations, we were also able to resolve the problem of having to shelve the Bill yet again, as we have done in the last eight years. I believe that if we embrace the same spirit, the doctors’ strike will also be resolved, so that we can proceed for Christmas and have elections without any strikes next year. We hope to have peaceful elections. Just like we sought to create a strong legal framework to deal with terrorism in this country, it is equally necessary to have a strong legal framework to deal with the issue of fraudsters who are threatening the integrity of our national examination. Kenya is one of those countries which are greatly respected. Any certificate earned through our process of education is respected anywhere in the world. We believe that those who have tried to bring our examination process into disrepute over the years, through forgery, will have to move to another country and try those activities there because what my senior learned friend has, through this Bill, put in place, is a very strong legal framework. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, while we were previously talking of small fines of just Kshs5,000, if you look at Part IV of this Bill – Offences and Penalties – you"
}