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    "id": 899925,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "As I conclude, we needed this commission like yesterday. There is a lot of hate speech in the country, which has resulted in divisions such as kieleweke and tanga tanga. Freedom of expression should not be hate speech. It is important that hate speech should be prevented. We want to see this commission being functional as quickly as possible. When Hon. Kaparo was appointed the Chair, I was one of the people who opposed it. Now that he has left office, I have not seen anything meaningful. We know very well that many people here have been going around making hate speeches, but nothing has been done to them. An example is the case of the presidential candidate that Hon. Duale referred to. We have many cases of hate speech, but no action has been taken against people who make it. That is why hate speech continues in this country. As we move toward election in about three years’ time, we need this commission in place with clear deliverables. We need it to be institutionalised so that we can see the deliverables. They cannot continue using taxpayers’ money yet people continue making hate speech. We also need a clear definition in the Act of what hate speech is. I have read the Act and it does not have a clear definition. I hope the Chair is listening. We do not have clear definition of hate speech. We need to amend the Act to put in place the threshold of hate speech. Some people use it at their discretion and, with different political formations, to frustrate others. We should not allow that gap of discretion. I have looked at the Act and it does not have a clear threshold of hate speech. Somebody can abuse it. So, it is important for the Committee to look at the issue of hate speech so that we get clarifications and not just having it in an amorphous way."
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