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    "id": 760056,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I support this Bill. Had this Bill been enacted earlier than 8th August, 2017, I do not think the Presidential elections would have been annulled. This Bill seeks to fill the gaps as they were found by the Supreme Court judges in their majority ruling. This is not to make it easier for the Jubilee Government to win the elections but to make the election of the President, now and in future, free, fair and transparent and to reduce the many questions that were asked by the judges. It is surprising that our colleagues in the minority coalition find fault with this Bill. Indeed, they should applaud it. They should be here to amend any area that they feel is not in line with the existing laws. As I had earlier said, when I seconded this Motion, instead of lumping all these clauses of the Bill together, the minority coalition should say this or that clause supports Jubilee, therefore we will not support it. Because they know that is not the case, they avoid coming to this House to argue their case out and serve their electorate. They come to the House to check in their attendance so that they can get their salaries at the end of the month. As we know, there is a limitation to the total number of House sittings a Senator can be absent from without permission during any Session. When they are out there, they tell their followers not to go to work but instead go and cause mayhem. What kind of leadership is that? Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would like to congratulate the Joint Select Committee for a job well done in a very short time. I believe they were not sleeping. Some of us watched some of the people who made presentations and many of them supported this Bill."
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