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    "id": 671422,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan)",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 506,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Since 1962, I have had the opportunity since 1962 to witness elections in this country. I remember that in June, 1963, I sat beside a transistor radio listening to the results of the election. From that time, I have had the opportunity to witness other elections, for instance; Kenya Africa National Union (KANU), Kenya Africa Democratic Union (KADU) and APP contest the elections in 1963. The results were announced and accepted throughout the country. I have since witnessed elections in the years that followed until 2007; the lowest point in my listening to results when the Chairman of the Electoral Commission then, Mr. Kivuitu, appeared on radio and announced that as Chairman of the Electoral Commission, he did not know who won the elections. This was perhaps the lowest in terms of conduct of elections in this country. He only did not declare the elections as a drawer which was of course going to be a very serious problem in the country if there is no winner who has been declared more so by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from 1963 onwards until last year, there has been a continuous progression of the grumbling and dissatisfaction of the citizenry on the results of the election. We know what happened in 2007 when the public was not happy with the results of the election. Therefore, it is right that at this point in time, we need to look at the IEBC and review how it conducts elections. We know that election is a very serious issue in any country that desires to have a leadership. This Motion is so important in this country. We need to pay attention on it. This is the only way where we can escape possibilities of violence that erupts after election. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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