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    "id": 1015759,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to also add my voice on this matter. First of all, I would like to commend the Committee for a job well done. It is actually making us proud to have a Registrar of Political Parties who is not acting. The lady is qualified and I believe she will rectify the political turmoil that we have in this country as far as political parties are concerned. I have also seen that the Registrar and her assistants are from different parts of the country. That shows that it encompasses the face of Kenya. Further, Hon. Ghati talked about the minorities and I support her because minorities must also play a role in the management of the affairs of this country. The only problem is that the law does not permit this young man to take up the position. I believe it is also something that we need to look into. If at all we will always be relying on the experience of people of 10 or 15 years, then what happens to those who have experience of eight years and lower? Actually the main political stakeholders are the youth. They are the majority. They are the members of these parties. So, when you lock them out because of experience, I think you are doing a lot of disservice to the young people. I think we need to relook at this statute and try to ensure that everybody participates in the affairs of this country. We are at crossroads in this country politically. I have seen a lot of activities, most of them negative. We have seen people being overthrown here and there. We have seen people being de- whipped and removed from political party lists. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we do not. I think we need somebody like this who will be neutral, who is well informed and who is conversant with her job and who will ensure that if it is the right of an individual member, the rights are protected. If it is the rights of the party... We must realise and accept that some parties have owners such that if you are not in good books with the owners, then you will end up suffering. I believe she will be forthright, firm and ensure that each Kenyan will get their right irrespective of where they come from. We do not have any reason to doubt or not to accept the decision of the Committee. I would like to tell my colleagues to approve, but the issue of the young man is something that needs to be revisited. It is not necessarily now, but it needs to be revisited in future and I believe the minorities must be considered. It cannot just be the majorities all the time. Honestly, when you look at appointments in this country, people have started grumbling. If this position it is these people and the other one the same people, what do you think Kenyans will think? They will think there is no equality and there is some form of segregation. I support. Thank you. 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."
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