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    "id": 52411,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lessonet",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 67,
        "legal_name": "Moses Lessonet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. As I stand here to contribute to this Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Bill, one question keeps ringing in my mind, which is: Why did we fight after the last elections? We fought because we did not believe the results as declared by the Commission which conducted elections. After I had read this Bill, I asked myself the same question: Are Kenyans going to believe the results of the elections when we do them next time, whether 2012 or 2013? Some doubts as to whether we will be able to believe the results of that election as it comes, start from number one, how we will constitute the commissioners. You will realize that the constitution of the commissioners as per this Bill requires one selection panel to be in place. Just like the speaker who has spoken before me indicated, this election panel actually will be appointed by one individual. In the case of these first commissioners, they will be appointed by the Prime Minister and the President. You realize that it is very obvious that one of them will be with us in the ballot come the next elections. In one way or the other, he will have succeeded in nominating those who will be in the selection panel which is very important in appointing the next commissioners of this Commission. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want the Minister to note that he still has time to look at how we will get this selection panel which will be independent of any candidate or anybody---"
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