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    "id": 904400,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904400/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this important Bill. As we all know, national cohesion and peaceful co-existence are among the most important things we should have in our nation. Currently, there are clashes in most parts of this country but it seems like we are not able to solve some of the challenges that we have. Currently, there is the National Cohesion and Integration Act which establishes the National Commission and Integration Commission (NCIC). The Commission has the overall mandate of facilitating and promoting harmony and peaceful co-existence between persons of different ethnic and racial backgrounds in Kenya. When I started, I said that we have conflicts in almost all parts of this country. This Bill will assist to solve the problems that we face. From history, anytime we get closer to elections and afterwards, we have challenges because the ethnic groups in Kenya keep on fighting and pushing one another. The Commission has, over the years, experienced challenges in carrying out its mandate. The challenges have arisen due to lack of proper definition of the parameters within which hate speech operates as well as lack of proper guidelines on identification of hate speech. In an attempt to monitor hate speech, the NCIC, in 2010, came up with guidelines for monitoring hate speech in the electronic media in Kenya to offer reference point to presenters, editors and all persons working in the media in order to guard against hate perpetration in their work. This was, however, not in enough. We, therefore, hope that the passing of this Bill will address some of the challenges we have faced before. This Bill, therefore, seeks to repeal the existing National Cohesion and Integration Act 2012. 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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