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    "id": 928054,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/928054/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you for the opportunity, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am looking at it very critically. The eyes of my constituency and the whole country are on me. The Amendment Bill No.35 of 2019 is very important. We take things so lightly. Of course, we are serious in this House, but we are casually talking about the amendment of this Bill. Out there, there are pending by-elections, some of which are very unfortunate because of recent times. We should be serious, take the bull by the horns and make corrections where we are supposed to. Hon. Junet said something out of the blue which I quite agree with. We need to take this very seriously and come up with a permanent selection board to oversee the commissioners. A year has passed with only three IEBC Commissioners in place. What next if we are to have a by-election? It is very unfortunate. We are leaders. All eyes are focused on this House to come up with solutions. A year has gone by without commissioners. They are supposed to be seven or at most nine, but they are three. What are we doing? I have been ambushed because I was not prepared for this Bill. We need to have a"
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