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    "id": 904399,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904399/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "―A person shall not utter, publish, write or post words or images intended to incite feelings of contempt, hatred, hostility, violence or discrimination against any person; A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.‖ It could deter people from doing certain things if only we observed some of the provisions. Having said that, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill has come at the right time when we are talking about building bridges that should bind us together as a country. We need to move forward without any conflict relating to elections or what we see happening amongst our communities. We have boundary disputes between counties, and sometimes we have conflicts that arise out of struggle for resources among pastoralists and others. Sometimes it is because of sharing what people think is rightfully theirs. I am happy that this Bill will cement our new call in this country that we need to build bridges. We can only do that if it is based on a law. This is one such law that will hold and improve our cohesiveness and make us proud as one country and one Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having moved the Bill, I request Sen. (Rev.) Waqo to second."
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