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    "id": 603520,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1529,
        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "rains. So, when young men and women revolt and rebel and end up destroying roads is something that should not be tolerated. I support that this Bill should involve the counties, so that they can also be put to account. Counties must adopt this Bill and domesticate it and cascade it downwards. County leaderships must be involved in this. They must ensure that they also give correct information to the people. I have looked at Clause 18, which talks about offences. This is a good clause, but it omits one thing. Something needs to be done against private citizens who comment negatively or inaccurately about public affairs. We should not have people moving around the country spreading falsehoods to Kenyans. The common citizen must also be put under the umbrella of this Bill, so that he or she can be put to account in the event he or she gives false information to other members of the public, hence making them act in a way they should not. I would like Hon. Priscilla Nyokabi to look at Clause 18 and make that extension, so that we can hold private citizens responsible. We should apply this law against such offence. I would like to finish by talking about the media, namely, the Fourth Estate. I am a member of the Fourth Estate. Free media is an ingredient of good governance. The media must be free. As a Member of the Jubilee Government, I want to say that if a Government wants to operate in a systematic manner, one of the elements that it must embrace is good relationship with the media. The Government should ensure that the media is not harassed for whatever they do as long as they report the issues objectively. Any article in both print and electronic media, must have two elements. One of them is balance. If you talk about one side, you also have to corroborate the information from the other party, so that you are not accused of being biased. The other aspect is that any unbalanced article must be well informed. If we do this, the media will not be a threat to anybody. With regard to the issue of teachers, Kenyans need to know the truth. Why has this case of teachers taken too long? Can Kenyans be told the truth on when teachers will get a fair deal of whatever they do? This information can help Kenyans know the positions of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Government and the teachers. If those four positions are harmonised, the teachers will get the benefit that they deserve. Finally, Kenya is a member and signatory to many international conventions. These conventions should be domesticated. I can see time is not on my side. Before these conventions are signed, Kenyans must be told what they contain. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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