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    "id": 690797,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The late George Saitoti once said: ―There comes a time when the nation is more important than any individual.‖ That is when he was bypassed and His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta was appointed as the heir apparent by the former President Moi. Today feels like that day, when the nation is much more important that any of our individual aspirations as legislators. Hon. Speaker, today was unique. I listened to amendments from Members. They made a lot of sense, but it was just not the time to pass them. Including when Hon. Chepkong‘a moved the change of name to my own position of County Woman Representative to County Member of National Assembly, we shot down that amendment. It is important that the country understands we are working on very tight timelines. Any amendments happening today would have served to delay the process and probably, delay the next general elections. I thank Hon. Members who had amendments and found it fit to withdraw them so that we can move within the timelines that are required so that, by 30th of September this year, we have in place a new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that we hope will prepare a pathway to the next elections that will be fair, transparent and that would give this country the will of the people. Now that we have said that people are going to move parties within given timelines, as has been said by Members previously, it is now incumbent upon political parties to ensure, as we are demanding free, fair, transparent elections, that nominations are free, fair, transparent and that all candidates within those nominations feel that they have a fair chance to have a certificate that can lead them to come to this House or any other position. As we go on recess, I did not get an opportunity to contribute to the Fundraising Appeals Bill. Anything that tries to put too much bureaucracy in the way of our people when they require contributions, surely, is not required. We want to contribute to---"
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