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    "id": 1001646,
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    "speaker_name": "Kisii CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Janet Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "is because of my political party ODM and my party leader Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. My party has made me to be heard in this Republic as Hon. Janet Ong’era. A political party is a tool that brings us to Parliament. When that party nominates you to serve in the respective positions which you come there by virtue of being a Member of that political party, it is expected that you also carry the wishes and aspirations of that political party. Therefore, when you find that there are many who do not carry those aspirations, the best thing is to deal with them. That is why I support whatever Hon. Junet will be bringing before this House. If there are Members to be de-whipped, whether they are of a Constitution in nature, if you no longer serve the aspirations of your political party now, you have divorced it. Why do you want to be in that House? If you have divorced that house, you leave it. That is an honorable thing to do. For example, I am elected by this House as the Member of Pan African Parliament (PAP). I did not just get elected by chance! I was nominated by my party. The day that my party withdraws my nomination, even though I was elected by this House, I will bow out graciously. When you no longer have the aspirations of that political party, the best honorable thing to do is to withdraw your membership or even leave. With that, then you become an Hon. Member of Parliament. Lastly, I am a creature of political parties. I have run political parties for over ten years before I became a Member of Parliament. I was actually nominated on the basis of the work that I had done in a political party. There is much more that goes into a political party than just becoming a Member of Parliament. Out there, there are more people who are more loyal to a political party than a Member of Parliament. It is a privilege. When your party nominates you and gives you a ticket to run on its party ticket and you win; maybe, because of the euphoria or the brand name of that political party, then you come back and say I am elected. Therefore, because I am elected, I represent the wishes and aspirations of my people. You forget that you won that seat because of euphoria and brand of that political party. I thank you for your ruling. Indeed, it is really sagacious."
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