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    "id": 52023,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/52023/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Eseli",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 141,
        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "From the outset, I support this Motion. However, I have various reservations. This Bill is about part of the election process in this country. It should have been better if we had this Bill coming together with the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill and Electoral Bill, so that we pass these things as a package and have them concentrated in one Bill rather than having them separated. As you look at this Bill, I feel there is a lot of inadequacy, yet for the last quarter century, elections in this country have been a painful experience. Every time we get towards elections, people are displaced and lose their lives and properties. In the process, not just the voter is hurt, but even some candidates are hurt. Some of the aspirants are actually injured. Therefore, this requires that we put up something that would safeguard this country. The power to manage elections totally is what we are looking for now, right from the appointment of the commissioners to the way they conduct themselves, the way the electoral staff conduct themselves to the way the candidates themselves and also voters conduct themselves. We need that in a nutshell. We need it altogether. Separating it like this, we will again end up with our electoral laws distributed in various Acts. The way it has been so far, and might not be very good for us."
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