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    "id": 928089,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/928089/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "On the selection panel, I join my colleagues who have opposed its composition. It is composed of a nominee from the LSK, the PSC and the Attorney-General. Elections in the world have become electronic. Even at the IEBC, one of the problems we had was electronic transmission of results. We cannot have people selected to manage our elections who do not have an understanding of electronic management of elections. I expected that one of the people to be considered for appointment to the selection panel is an individual who understands ICT and electronic management of elections. We expected to see the Institute of Certified Engineers or a professional body representing people who understand issues to do with IT. They are not represented here. So, we are going to end up with the same problem we had in 2017 where the focus was on one junior officer at the IEBC handling computers. That is a problem that needs to be addressed here. Otherwise, one of the challenges we have in the country is that in every legislation, there is the inclusion of a person from the LSK. We have other professional bodies in the country that are ignored like the engineers who have a wide understanding of technology. We even have policy experts who should also be involved. But if in every legislation that we bring into the House we are talking about lawyers and the PSC, we will be moving in the wrong direction."
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