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    "id": 715817,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker Sir, I also wish to first congratulate the House for behavior that is well established now. We shamed the other House for their behavior. It was terrible and a bad image for Parliament. I appreciate Senators Ongoro’s and Wetangula’s contributions regarding this matter being a technical matter, in a legal matter. The first thing I urge the Legal and ICT Committees is to differentiate between “technical” and “political”. If we handle these things together, if we politicians make technical decisions, clearly we are likely to have a bad decision. I urge that under whatever circumstances, we must address the real issue. The real matter is whether, technically, we will disenfranchise our people or not. That is what the Committees will have to look at. We have confidence in our House and our Committees. I am particularly encouraged by the fact that in the Speaker’s gallery, some of the people who are there come for the Communications Authority of Kenya, an institution that has become to be very highly regarded in terms of skills and capacity. Therefore, I urge my colleagues that as we go forward, let us remember that the matter must be settled here. It cannot be settled in the streets. Those calling for street demonstrations, now withdraw them, until The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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