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    "id": 1044719,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "It is only in Kenya where people are elected on a party, take a totally different trajectory and enjoy the perks of that party and nothing happens. If we do not have party discipline in this country, we can as well say bye to democracy. Love him or hate him. When Raila Odinga disagreed with Michael Wamalwa Kijana in the party that I lead, which is FORD- Kenya, he reconsidered his position, resigned and went back to Kibera, then called Langata, and sought a new mandate on the National Development Party (NDP). Today, we do not have any single politician in this country with that courage. People want to enjoy the comfort of the day and the night at the same time. It cannot work and it will not work I urge you, Members--- Tomorrow, my good friend, Sen. Murkomen, might be a party leader. In fact, I can see him really struggling to be the heir apparent to Ruto’s position in the community. When you get there, just know that discipline, said Shakespeare, is the key to everything. Even robbers must be disciplined to succeed. If they are not, they will not succeed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want us to take a new curve in the management of our political affairs in this country. It is only in Kenya where we coalesce as parties. The Constitution provides for a fund for parties but one dominant party takes the money. For example, when Wiper, FORD-K and Amani National Congress (ANC) parties ask for their money, an upstart young man in the party tells us that our parties are ticks, leeches and parasites on the back of their party. That is the height of the infamy and it is tolerated. I congratulate Sen. Wamatangi. I believe that his new position will give him a reasonably enhanced level of tolerance to debate in the House because he has been previously one of those that whenever you talk about the Government, he behaves as if he is being electrocuted. You know he is just busy jumping."
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