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    "id": 690321,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/690321/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "We all know that this Bill is a product of extensive negotiations and consultations. There was public participation and there were compromises. It was give and take. This is a Bill like no other because both the ruling coalition and the Opposition have signed after agreeing to come up with it. We do not have time. Time is not on our side. We have deadlines we have to meet. I want to urge this august House to make sure that we pass, support and endorse this Bill. It should go to the Senate without many amendments because we will save time and we will also have a free, fair and credible election. As I am speaking now, there was an election in Gabon. The supporters of the Opposition candidate Jean Ping announced that they have won. The Presidency also announced they have won and now there is a stalemate. We know what happens whenever there is a contest which is not very well defined. Where the differences in results is not wide, that could result into a conflict and people may lose their lives, properties, get displaced and so many things. Considering what we have gone through in this country, the conflict that we have had, no wonder both sides from across the political divide have agreed it should never happen again in Kenya. We have seen this in public pronouncements from both the ruling coalition and the Opposition that never again should we go to war because of contested election results."
}