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    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "pending retirement? That is the essence. Therefore, Parliament is the easiest institution to use as a punching bag. I beg you. It is not about your eligibility. It is not about whether you will be reelected or not. It is about the principle of Parliament being used as a punching bag. I was there in the 10th, 11th and now in the 12th Parliament. How comes it failed the attention of all those who were there to sort this out. Why would you attribute it to Parliament? Why do you want to negate the very principle of free and fair election? If the people of Eldas decide to have a lady as their representative, they will have it. If they have decided to have Hon. Aden Keynan as their representative, then that should not be impaired at any circumstance. For the sake of this institution, I know we will not be the last Parliament and we are not the first, Hon. Duale has alluded to this. They tried it in the 10th Parliament. Martha Karua was one of the best gender activists equivalent to Hon. Millie. She was the Minister for Justice. She had an opportunity to fix this issue because the circumstances at that time were easier; they did not do it. They left it to Parliament. It came to the 11th Parliament but it did not happen. It came to the 12th Parliament and it did not happen. Somebody wants to spoil our image. This is one thing that we must reject. Hon. Speaker, when in a crisis like this - the whole world is now affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic - where will the money to conduct a general election come from? We all know where we are right now. In conclusion, this is not a matter for so-and-so. Please, let us debate and approach it soberly, so that as a House, we address this issue with an open mind. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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