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    "id": 692240,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/692240/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 94,
        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of public officers’ participation and trying to influence elections has been with us for many years, in fact, as long as this Republic was born. This is one of the offences that have continued to be committed with impunity. These laws are good, but the question people are asking is: Will we implement or prosecute culprits when they commit these offences? We have public officers who are involved in politics. Public officers, under the guidance of governors - not just in Kitui but all over the Republic - are already campaigning. I want to applaud the offence of promising development. As I speak, agents of governors and even public officers within the national level are going round promising development and things that obviously cannot be achieved, particularly in the counties. Therefore, these laws are good and I support them. I want to urge that we should not have laws and expect to have good elections, unless we diligently ensure that we implement and prosecute, particularly, the public officers who are campaigning for individuals and candidates, particularly governors, who are already promising things that are meant to influence voters in the coming elections. I like the bit that says that one can be prosecuted even long after. I want to tell them that this law will be applied. Those who are breaking the law now better read this law when it is passed because they will end up in jails. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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