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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, had the vote tallying been electronically done, this would not have happened. In Dagoretti, there was a private organisation which was independently tallying votes. The total number of votes the President got in Dagoretti was over 50,000, but they were announced as slightly over 30,000 votes. I am sure that this happened in other areas too. That was why I believe what Kriegler said – that both sides had problems. That is why I strongly support the electronic voting system. I believe that the use of electronic voting and tallying will go a long way in reducing this perennial problem of people saying that they have been rigged out. It is very sad for the people of a constituency, when they think that they elected their leader, to hear that he has been rigged out. Electronic voting and tallying will restore credibility in the political leadership of this country. Every political leader will feel that he is in office because he was really elected by the people, and nobody will discredit his election. Even if you are defeated by ten votes, that will be it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate Dr. Khalwale for winning his seat back; I also applaud the voting and tallying of the votes that was done electronically. I congratulate the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) for the effort they have put. I hope that some of the Commissioners serving in the IIEC, like the Chairman and others, who have shown exemplary leadership, will have places in the Electoral and Boundaries Commission that will be constituted. This is because this Commission, unlike the Ligale Commission on boundaries review, has shown that they can deliver openly. Since we have the Assistant Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs here, I will not pronounce the Government’s position on this Motion, even though I know that the Government supports it. I know that the Government supports this process wholeheartedly because we want to see credibility restored in our electoral system, and to ensure that the cry of people, saying that they have been rigged out, is done away with for good. Electronic voting and tallying should"
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