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    "id": 402556,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/402556/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiptanui",
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        "legal_name": "Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Media Council Bill, National Assembly Bill No.20 of 2013. In supporting this Bill, I would like to say that as a Committee, we have gone through it, we have received some comments and views from various stakeholders, and we are still compiling the list of amendments which we intend to propose in the next stage, which is the Committee Stage. I would like to say that a few days ago we were here debating the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill. After listening to various stakeholders as a Committee, we proposed some amendments which came to this House; they were passed and we are currently waiting for the President to assent to that Bill. Apparently, after this House passed that Bill, a number of media practitioners raised some issues. As we debate the Media Council Bill, I want to believe that when we bring amendments as a Committee, most of the issues which shall be raised by the Media Council, the Media Owners Association and a number of Kenyans will be taken into consideration, so that we will not have to raise issues after we pass the Bill in this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as we are listening to a number of stakeholders, I want to say that laws are enacted in this country for the benefit of all Kenyans. As we listen to the Media Owners Association, we should also listen to"
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