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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. As you know, I represent a constituency in Nairobi County where the Parliament of Kenya is hosted. This Bill has a lot of sensitivity for the interests of our people who have close access to Parliament. So, it raises important questions on who can access Parliament and how they behave around Parliament. It also raises issues of the privileges and authorities the administrators and managers of Parliament have to control, where necessary, demonstrations, to designate spaces for citizens to come and petition Parliament to express their views in a manner that is not restrictive or that kills their freedom of speech and their freedom of expression that is in the Constitution. This should also be fair to many Members of Parliament who think that some of the recent demonstrations that we have seen here were a little bit out of order and risky for Members. I am one of those Members of Parliament who have been fighting for the increase in the number of women Parliamentarians. In fact, I am taking part in what is known as 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."
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