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    "id": 417334,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/417334/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2489,
        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
        "slug": "david-gikaria"
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    "content": "The LSK has come out in the open, where it does not support any of its members who go contrary to the requirement and objective of LSK. The LSK in the past has actually suspended some of these people within the legal fraternity. This shows that they are non-partisan and they have issues that they are able to protect, even within their own membership. If you look at the aspect of elections, like the one they had recently, I wish political parties would borrow a leaf from them. The supervision of the election was done in a very sober and credible way and other institutions can borrow that. They can allow IEBC to conduct elections, especially within the political parties. This has gone down very well. Lastly, and this we plead with LSK, we have seen in the past that sometimes they put their foot and arms on issues that do not belong to LSK, especially where they think they are going to antagonize the common mwananchi by supporting issues on political matters. We would want, much as they have a right to give their views, to follow due process. They should have membership from all sides of political divide and from different tribes and they should stick to their objectives. That way, LSK will be seen. If you look at the last elections, when a member, elected within the LSK family, gives a comment you cannot differentiate whether he is doing it as a person or he is saying it on behalf of LSK. This brought a lot of issues in the last elections. We would want, if it is a personal opinion and you are an elected official of LSK, you state that clearly. With those few remarks, I support."
}