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    "id": 838435,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838435/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
        "slug": "benson-makali-mulu"
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    "content": "The first point comes from what we went through to come up with the 2010 Constitution. The process was very consultative. Very many Kenyans from all walks of life like religious leaders, serious lawyers like you and professionals like me added their voices to the debate on the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. We all agreed that we hold our elections on the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year. We need to agree that there were a few people who were still pushing for the elections to be held in December. However, the majority said that August is the best time. It is very clear that democracy demands that the majority will have their way and the minority will be listened to. Since we got this new election date, we have only managed to hold elections once which were in August last year. We held elections nine times in December under the old Constitution. So, I do not know what the hurry is for. Hon. Chris needs to tell us what is really pushing him because we have only gone through this process once under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Holding elections once is not good enough to start saying that we need to change the date."
}