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    "id": 731464,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angatia",
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        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I was dosing because I have been here for a long time. I have been here since 2.00 p.m. I am also junior in this House. So, do not interfere. I would, therefore, like to contribute to this Motion on the Approval of Election-related Regulations. First, I would declare that I have full confidence in the current leadership of the IEBC. I am sure they are going to deliver credible results that will avoid a repeat of what happened in 2007 where the current President and his deputy were suspects at The Hague. We are going to avoid a repeat of international embarrassment that led to international mediation led by Koffi Annan. It was a total embarrassment for an expansive democracy like Kenya. These regulations are very important because they are part of the genesis that caused the Post-Election Violence (PEV). The 10th Parliament failed to enact laws that would allow electronic voting. When the transmission failed, each party was claiming victory and that led to election disputes leading to the country being referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for international arbitration. The amendment simply seeks to review the existing provision of the regulations in regard to new aspects that have been introduced like registration of prisoners. This is the first time that prisoners are going to vote. We have never heard of prisoners voting in Kenya because they have 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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