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    "id": 408894,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, on Clause 21, on the offences, we have a New Clause 21. We reorganised the section from offences to dispute resolution and offences. The New Clause 21 speaks to questions of dispute resolution and to matters of offences. Let me just follow it as it is here. In dispute resolution we propose that a person may lodge a complaint with the Commission alleging that a breach of this Act has been committed. The Commission may on its own initiative also investigate a breach of this Act and where a complaint has been filed or a breach detected under this section, the Commission may hear and determine that complaint within seven days if filed before an election and within 14 days if filed after an election. In determining this complaint and subject to Section 4, the Commission shall have the powers to request the attendance of any person believed to have information related to the complaint or call for any information believed to be relevant to the determination of a complaint. Where a Commission makes a finding that there is a breach of a provision under this Act, the Commission may make any of the following orders: Order the rectification of any record; issue a formal warning; impose a fine as specified under the regulations; prohibit the errant candidate’s political party or referendum committee from campaigning for a specified period or within a specified area; prohibit media coverage of the errant candidate, political party or referendum committee within a specific period. Disqualify the errant candidate, political party or referendum committee from contesting in that election or the referendum, as the case may be. Where the offence is discovered after an election and an order of disqualification is made, the candidate or the political party shall be disqualified from contesting in a subsequent by-election or general election. Where an order of disqualification is made under this section, the order shall be registered in the High Court, in the case of a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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