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    "id": 757514,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angwenyi",
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "am from a community which, if there was violence in this country, would suffer the most. We live in every corner of this country. We provide for ourselves. We do not depend on manna from heaven. We do not depend on handouts from the Government. We work for our livelihoods. Therefore, we are in every corner of this country. Last time when we had violence, many of our people were killed and lost their property. We will not allow our people to be killed again in this country even if it means we take up arms. We have the rule of law which the Opposition followed and petitioned the results of the last elections on 8th August. A judgment was made which annulled that election. The second aspect of that judgment was that we must hold fresh elections within 60 days. Those elections will be conducted by the IEBC. I find it strange that our leaders in the Opposition can accept part of the judgment, but they do not want to accept the part which says we should hold elections which will be conducted by IEBC within 60 days. The same Supreme Court did not find any fault with any individual. There is no single individual they found culpable and yet, the people who were favoured in that judgment are now saying so-and-so should not be in the IEBC. Hon. Speaker, the Opposition also said that we must respect independent entities in this country like the Judiciary, but they do not respect the IEBC as an independent institution. What are these double standards? The IEBC is the only institution in this country that can conduct elections. You cannot tell it when to hold elections so long it is within the law - which is within 60 days. The Opposition cannot say that we cannot have elections as if they are the ones to conduct them. When they say we cannot have elections, they are just telling us they will cause violence. I blame the Government for accepting those kinds of violent demands made against the people of Kenya. The other side is saying that they speak for the people of Kenya. Are we not the people of Kenya? We represent majority of people in Kenya. So, they can have their say and we must have our way which is to have elections on 26th October. If you do not want to participate, well and good! We do not have a law which forces you to vote in Kenya. We are not like Australia. Before we conclude, I would like to ask this House to enact a law which will allow manual elections. If Germany can do it, who are we? If we seek assistance from Germany, we can do it. I suggest that this House embarks on enacting a law that allows manual elections."
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