Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 461709,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/461709/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 266,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 981,
        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
        "slug": "priscilla-nyokabi-kanyua"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, let me apologise for being a new Member. I beg to move that the Election Campaign Financing Bill be now read a Second Time. This Bill has been in the Committee which deliberated on it. This Bill was also before the Tenth Parliament and was brought back to the Eleventh Parliament because it was not passed. It is a Bill that is supported by Article 88(4) of the Constitution that requires the IEBC to have a legal framework allowing them to regulate the amount of money that should be spent in campaigns. This particular law aims at making our electoral democracy stronger and making competitive elections even better in terms of the amount of money that can be spent in the campaigns. The Committee has spent time looking at this Bill. The Committee has improved the Bill tremendously through the consultations that have been held, including with the IEBC. What Members will get at the Committee Stage is a much more refined legislation. As of today, the Bill does provide for accountability of election campaign funds during elections, referendums and by-elections. The Bill deals with preliminary matters including questions of interpretation in Part I. Many definitions have been brought by the report of the Committee which has already been laid before this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}