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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Korere",
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        "legal_name": "Sara Paulata Korere",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker, Sir. While I contribute to this Bill on the Election Campaign Financing, I would like to say the following: I have a lot respect for the hon. Members of this House. But what I am about to say might not be very pleasing, but I will have to say it. During elections and campaigns, those of us who will be honest and have witnessed what goes on will literally put this country into an auction or a market, where the highest bidder carries the day. If you look at the representation of women in this House since independence, it will tell you a lot. But in my own study and findings, as a student of gender and matters related to gender mainstreaming; the biggest hurdle that has prevented a lot of women from getting into elective positions is lack of access to massive resources that are needed during campaign time. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I think we have come of age and the country will appreciate that the leadership of every member; male or female, has a lot to contribute to the development of this country. As one hon. Member has just mentioned, most of the money used during campaigns is got from undesirable sources. It is money from poaching, drugs, piracy, name it; these have become the real thing in this country. You wonder what kind of people will end up in this House, if those are the sources of the resources that determine the kind of hon. Members who land in this august House. Hon. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, I respect hon. Members of this House and I respect this august House. That is why I will urge my colleagues to protect, guard and defend with a lot of jealousy the dignity of this august House. While doing so, I think we need to pass this law, so that we can, hopefully, restore some sanity in the coming elections. With those very few remarks, I support the Bill."
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