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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion, which is very timely. If you look at our recent election process, especially the one which happened this week in Ikolomani, where electronic voting system was being experimented, you will realise that there were no complaints. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Bonny Khalwale for recapturing his seat. Despite everything else, I happen to believe that Dr. Khalwale is good for the country as a legislator. That is my personal opinion, and not my party’s opinion. Dr. Khalwale is a good Kenyan, who is needed during this critical time in this country. Our recent past shows that we have mismanaged the process of electioneering. It is still very clear in my mind that the former Chairman of the defunct ECK told Kenyans that he could not trace some of his Returning Officers, and went ahead to add that those Returning Officers were from particular regions of the country. It beats logic why Mr. Kivuitu at that time did not declare the winner of the Presidential elections using the provisional results. It beats logic because everywhere else, people were declared winners on projections. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, over the weekend, I read an article which was written by hon. Kivuitu, which seems to rubbish the Kriegler Report. I thought that it was a shame, after the blood-letting that happened, and after what we went through as a country, somebody still imagines that the old system was good for this country. We must make a clean break with the past and catch up with technology. In a country which is as polarised as ours, where everybody has an opinion, human error cannot be wished away. Therefore, the only way to do it is by use of technology. I want to thank my brother, Eng. Rege, for trying to be ahead of the pack. This is because it is incumbent upon us to try and prevent and seal every loophole that led us down the road of destruction. A few people may still wish that the events of December, 2007 are repeated, but I do not think so. I think Kenyans want to do the right thing. People want to wake up in one piece, vote in one piece and be told the winner without unnecessary commotion. I think it is incumbent upon political players, all of us included, that if you joined the ring to compete as a political player, you must also be prepared to accept and concede when you lose. I think people who do not want to lose or go into any battle with a preconceived mind that they must win even if they lose are the ones who lead countries into scenarios that Kenyans went through."
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