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    "id": 901693,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. I thank Sen. Olekina for coming up with this Bill. I congratulate him generally for the interest that he takes on matters legislation, improving the society and making things work better for us. After all, that is what development is all about. To have that sort of energy in this Senate is a tick for this House. In that same spirit, this amendment to the specific Election Act, No.29 of 2012, has been brought about by his and our observation about the level of chaos that surrounds any election. When I look at it – and I am reading from it in terms of democracy – elections should be conducted in such a way that the person who wins is very confident of their win, because it is a statement from the people. The person who loses can later on proceed with their agenda. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that Ghana, South Africa and India, who have higher populations, are able to conduct elections and release the results within a short time, yet we are unable to do the same. They do so because of technology and the people who work with that technology. The last elections in America were contentious because it was suspected that their technology was infiltrated. The era of fake news and fake data is also with us, which creates concern. This Bill intends to bring order in our electoral process, and that is what we have yearned for, for a very long time. The 2010 Constitution tried to address the issue of elections and how to better them. The Kriegler Report gave recommendations on what we could do so as to have well conducted elections that will ensure that the right people are declared winners. It is in that spirit that the Mover of this Bill has made the following amendments. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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