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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "We have an opportunity to deal with that particular process. We must deal with the architecture of our electioneering. I hope both sides will realize, recognize and accept that there has been a problem. This Bill talks about nine months for public officers to quit their jobs in preparation to run for elections. I want to plead with my colleagues that there are two sides to every argument. I want to request we strike a balance. There are many people who want to run for public offices, but cannot be elected. But that desire must be quenched. There are people who are lowly paid in the public service, but are loved by their people. They want to try, but the fear of leaving their jobs and never have another opportunity if you lose is real. What is wrong with giving a public officer an unpaid leave and if they lose, they can come back to work? We will end up getting better leaders in this country. The fear that somebody in my village is a board member, Principal Secretary (PS) or CS and has to resign, we are keeping good leaders from ascending to leadership simply and merely because of fear."
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