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    "id": 43713,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/43713/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
        "slug": "abdikadir-mohammed"
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, this New Clause creates an offence by the officer or Commissioners of the Commission in the event that they obstruct or in any way interfere with the discharge of the functions of the Commission. We give a lot of responsibility and a serious mandate to the members of this Commission whether they are Commissioners or officers. We have given them a lot of leeway to handle these matters and we will give them a lot of support in terms of assets and resources. So, we also need to hold them accountable. Before now, members of this Commission could do anything they wanted and all that would happen is that elections would be declared null and void by the High Court. If there are going to be any sanctions, they will go to the Government because the funds will be paid by the Exchequer. We now want to hold them individually responsible for two reasons: First, if you have come to seek funding or money out of the Commission, you should know that if you joke around, that money will go. Secondly, if you come willingly wanting to obstruct or in any way interfere with the free running of free and fair elections, you will be individually responsible and you will be held personally liable."
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