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    "id": 670669,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/670669/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "I support this Committee for the electoral reforms. That is the only reason why I am happy with this Committee because I know even our Committee cannot deal with that. This Joint Committee will look into how we can reform the electoral process in this country. What is supposed to be the composition of the members who sit in that particular Commission? How are we going to conduct our elections? How are Members going to be voted in either in parliamentary, county or national levels? So, the major reason why I am supporting this Committee is because I know they are going to look into the details on how we are going to have a good electoral process in this country. The only funny thing that I find in this Committee is its selection. It is very weird, misunderstood and unreasonable. When you talk about CORD and Jubilee, the minority and the majority, you are also failing to understand that the commissioners who are going to be running this election in this country will not be running an election where Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga will be running against Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. It will be running an election where everybody, including Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), governors, Senators and County Women Representatives (CWRs) from all parties, including independent Members who will be part of it. So, when people just put themselves in a room somewhere and purport to appoint Committee members who are from CORD and Jubilee and yet there are some Members in this House who neither belong to either coalition and also, there are Members who will be vying in this country and they do not belong to either coalition in 2017, you are making this country look like the issue of elections is between CORD and Jubilee. This country is bigger than CORD and Jubilee coalitions. The problem we are having in this country is the position the President takes with his deputy, and the position the CORD leader takes with his brigade. That is what is making this country look terrible. The rest of Kenyans would want to see an election which is free and fair. Also, there are some Members who are on neither side, who would want to be seen as being good so that they can play the roles they are supposed to. However, a sober Kenyan will tell you that we want an electoral process that does not care whether Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, Hon. William Ruto, Hon. Raila Odinga or Hon. Wetangula is running. They want a process where even if a small person down there in the village wants to vie for presidency, he or she will find a process that will allow him or her to be voted for without any malice."
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