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    "id": 50272,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the chance to contribute to this very important Bill. First, I want to thank the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs for the diligence and commitment he has shown in the manner he has presented this Bill in this House this afternoon. This new law will create or bring in a new era in our electoral system. Kenyans have hungered, yawned and desired to have a law that will bring fairness and justice in our judicial system. This law will guide fairly the coming general elections to be held in 2012. The mlolongo system is still vivid in our minds, where the shortest queues won while the longest queues lost. There were protests from church representatives and the whole nation was stigmatized. This really denied Kenyans their right to choose. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the new law carries with it new benefits. One of them is that it will unite our country and bring prosperity, peace and sobriety. The new judges who will be vetted through the new law will be competent and patriotic Kenyans. They will be expected to reclaim the glory that has been lost in the judicial system. We remember very well that there are more than one million pending cases in our courts today. This is the case and yet many Kenyans have been waiting for these cases to be determined. Some of them have already died while the others are sick. There is no hope of these people having their cases determined. So, the new law will address those challenges. The new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will have power to draw its funds from the national Consolidated Fund. Therefore, the new body, with competent leadership, will be able to utilise the funds already obtained from the national Consolidated Fund prudently. We note that the new Commission has been given powers to investigate and prosecute electoral offences, particularly during the campaign period. In the past, we have seen cars being burnt during the campaign period. We have also seen people beaten and maimed and even witchcraft being applied in some regions of this country. Deaths have also been noted---"
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