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    "id": 408920,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/408920/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 981,
        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
        "slug": "priscilla-nyokabi-kanyua"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this New Clause 19A proposes to speak to disclosure of funds. A candidate who, or a political party or a referendum committee which receives contributions under this Act shall issue a receipt for any contribution exceeding Kshs20,000. In discussing this particular amendment, we deliberated on the issue of not having to disclose every small amount that comes to the candidate or the party. We found that a minimum of Kshs20,000 will need to be receipted. Where contributions are received from a harambee, the authorized person shall keep a record of the specific details of the harambee including the venue, the date, the organizer of the harambee and the total contributions. Again, there are many issues to do with harambees and so we decided to narrow this down only to keeping records and details of the harambee and especially the total contribution. Every candidate or political party is allowed to conduct harambee for the purpose of raising funds for their campaign. A candidate, political party and a referendum committee shall disclose the amount and source of contributions received for campaign, nomination, an election or referendum, as the case may be. In part (4), the disclosure of funds under this section shall for the purposes of this Act in the absence of any other factors, be sufficient evidence that the candidate, political party or referendum committee has complied with the requirement for disclosure of funds. The disclosure of funds shall be confidential and details of such funds shall not be divulged except where such information is the subject of a complaint or an investigation, or is the subject of proceedings in a court of law. A candidate who, or a political party or referendum committee which fails to disclose funds or donations as required under this Act shall be disqualified from contesting an election, or from campaigning in a referendum. The only thing that this particular new clause requires is disclosure of funds received by a candidate, a political party or a referendum committee. The disclosure will be taken as meeting the requirements of the law."
}