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    "id": 946168,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/946168/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
        "slug": "jeremiah-kioni"
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    "content": "The Bill further wants to amend Section 40 of the Elections Act to oblige the IEBC that while providing voter education, it should also ensure participation of special interest groups in programs and sensitise voters on inclusion of the special interest groups. Among other things, it is also to amend the electoral code of conduct to require that political parties ensure security for persons falling within the definition of Article 100 because that was also identified as a problem. The other Act that is being amended by the Bill is the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) Act. Section 2 is on definition, so that it is in line with Article 100 and Section 8 to include the functions of the NGEC, the role of monitoring the framework for the promotion of special interest groups, liaising with other public institutions to ensure that special interest groups are included in public institution and to require public institutions to submit to the Commission on annual basis the plans and measures to comply with this Section. The Elections Campaign Financing Act is another Act that is being amended by this Bill. Section 2 is the issue of definition and Section 18 is to require the IEBC to have in consideration special interest groups when they are prescribing spending limits during elections campaign. Finally, there is also amendment to the Elections Offences Act that is targetedby this Bill. The Bill proposes to amend Section 13 of the Act to criminalise the use of demeaning or insulting language targeting special interest groups during the elections process. This is meant to caution the special interest groups, so that they can participate in the electoral process without intimidation. Hon. Speaker, during public participation, we had quite a huge input from other organisations. When we come perhaps to the Committee of the whole House, we will suggest amendments in some areas including additional functions to persons with disability in order to encourage participation of persons with disability in electoral processes. We will also give the IEBC the mandate of coming up with a criterion for the classification of marginalised and ethnic community. We will require the Commission to ensure that communication modes used by the IEBC shall be ones that are most accessible and address various communication challenges that are already being encountered by the special interest groups, especially the deaf and the blind. That will ensure the modes are useful to all of them. We will also be introducing amendments to eliminate the mandatory requirement in the Bill to have a political party to make any notification or changes in their constitution in the website just in case parties do not have websites. These amendments to various Bills are meant to ensure - and especially the one on the Fund"
}