{"id":1001616,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1001616/?format=json","text_counter":190,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah","speaker":{"id":1835,"legal_name":"Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah","slug":"anthony-kimani-ichungwah"},"content":"That, as a House, we adhere to our rules, the Constitution and procedures; unlike some other Houses that I do not wish to talk about at this time. However, a question that begs in my mind is the role of our political parties in our democracy. We are in a democratic country where we are nominated to run on political seats through political parties. We are not nominees of political parties per se in terms of a party like in jurisdictions like Rwanda, where people go to the ballot to vote for a party that then appoints The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}