{"id":352001,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/352001/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kajwang","speaker_title":"The Member for Ruaraka","speaker":{"id":164,"legal_name":"Gerald Otieno Kajwang","slug":"otieno-kajwang"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask for your guidance. Reading the law as it is, it says “shall” and not “may”, giving no discretion on the part of the returning officer to cross-out the name of the candidate. We do not want to go into an election where there will be more spoilt votes than the votes cast. May I ask you to give direction so that the ballots represent the true position of the law? Thank you."}