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    "id": 690530,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/690530/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Election Offences Bill, 2016 be read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, again, this is a Bill that has the signature of the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party. That tells you that this is a product that is negotiated by our colleagues from both Houses. I am sure it is in the interest of what brought us together, what removed us from the streets, what made Kenyans die and properties destroyed. That has culminated into this Bill. Therefore, it is not an ordinary Bill. This is a Bill that seeks to provide for offences related to elections in one Act. Currently, all the offences that relate to elections are in different pieces of statutes. This Bill, therefore, brings them together. The reason is to enhance the administration of election offences and the prosecution of election offences. Under the previous Bill, those powers were in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) as opposed to IEBC which had investigative and prosecutorial powers. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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