Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 692159,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/692159/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 110,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "starting with the repeal of Section 2(a) which he advised. From that moment, Kenya has never been the same. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, also criminalized is unauthorized printing and transportation of ballot paper. It also includes pretenses; where somebody pretends, for example, to be suffering from visual impairment or any other kind of disability so that they can be assisted yet they are not visually impaired or disabled. That is an offence. It is also an offence for any person to feign illiteracy so that they can be assisted to vote when they know how to read and write. These are some of the things that are used to destroy credibility of elections and tamper with proper outcome of the democratic will of the people of our country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Clause 6, the Bill makes it an offence for any Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner or staff to make a false entry on any document which they are charged with or aiding a person to pretend that they are impaired in one way or the other when in fact, that is not the case. It is also an offence by an officer of the IEBC to prevent a person from voting when they are entitled to vote, refuse to count ballot paper which is valid, count invalid ballot or declare unauthorized results. In Clause 7, it is an offence not to maintain the secrecy of elections. Therefore, an election officer, candidate, agent or any other person who reveals information as to who has voted for who is guilty of an offence. Elections are supposed to be by secret ballot. That secrecy must be maintained. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Clause 8 we have offences related to impersonation; when people vote purporting to be who they are not. Clause 9 deals with bribery. The giver and the recipient of bribery commit an offence. In Clause 10, any undue influence on a person to vote or not to vote for a particular party or person is prohibited. I do not want to give examples that may derail debate because this Bill is a consensual legislation. Otherwise, I would have given examples of political parties and people who use all manner of tricks to unduly influence people to vote in a particular way, but because I can see Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale looking at me keenly, I will not say more on that point. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the next Clause I would like to highlight is Clause 17."
}