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    "id": 690459,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/690459/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Party-hopping is a side show because it was a small bit of the Bills that have been brought to the House. Anybody trying to take advantage of that is being unfair to the whole process. I encourage Hon. Members to read carefully about the use of electronic gadgets in elections. This Bill is very clear on how electronic gadgets can be used, how they can be monitored and how they can be audited for performance. This Bill is quite comprehensive on that. Elections in Africa are a very emotive event. One of the issues that lead to emotions is the tendency of certain people to do what is colloquially called “ballot stuffing”. The use of electronic gadgets in elections is intended to minimise the incidence of ballot stuffing. Ballot stuffing removes the will of the people. Once there is ballot stuffing, that is not the will of the people but the will of some presiding officers and Returning Officers. These people eventually hijack the will of the people. While we agree that we have to be very careful with electronic gadgets since they can also be manipulated, with good care that should not happen."
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