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    "id": 904401,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904401/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, much has been said by the Sponsor of the Bill but I would like to zero in a few clauses of the Bill. One of the major changes between this Bill and the existing Act is the inclusion of Part IV on Page 683 that exclusively deals with hate speech and negative ethnicity. We know well that Kenyans are notoriously known for hate speech. Sometimes, people compose songs while others come up with poems just to attach or criticise one another or demean the other group. Despite Article 33(2) of our Constitution clearly stating that freedom of expression does not extend to incitement, violence or hate speech, hate speech has become prevalent especially with the escalating use of social media platforms. I come from Marsabit County, and, currently, we have ethnic clashes. We have two groups that have been fighting for many years. There are other small clashes but the major one is between the Gabra and the Borana communities. The destruction that has been caused by social media is huge. Part Four of this Bill explicitly defines what amounts to ethnic discrimination, victimization, discrimination in employment, discrimination in membership of organisation, discrimination in access to public resources, discrimination in property ownership and ethnic or racial contempt. This definition will reduce the ambiguity in trying to ascertain what falls within the category of the envisaged offence."
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