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    "id": 690517,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Party hopping is not a good ideology. This is a negotiated document which is a very good step. That is why it has two signatures of the Leaders of the Majority and Minority Party. Therefore, it is a big step in forming strong political parties so that in future, people do not just party-hop carelessly. It weakens political parties and democracy. Therefore, I want to urge Members to support this Bill because elections are not far and we have already made gains for the country. But we will refine it during the Committee of the whole House stage so that we can make sure there is democracy within political parties. About electronic and manual systems, it is good to have the two systems so that we do not have elections abused in any way. Electronically elections results can be transferred and recorded. The problem with that system in the last election was that you could put your finger, but it would not be posted to a central server to see how voting took place. That did not happen. Electronic systems can be hacked. The moment they are hacked, you cannot rely on them to determine what the vote was. So, it is also good we use the same system during nominations. It should be clear that IEBC is well-funded to conduct nominations and the general elections. I would like to support and urge Members to support this negotiated document. We should be keen at the Committee of the whole House so that, as a country and as a Parliament, we can get a way forward. Hon. Speaker, I support. I thank you for the opportunity."
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