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    "id": 1065525,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065525/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "This popular initiative started with the four million signatures. To collect four million signatures is not an easy matter. The second phase was the verification by the IEBC. The IEBC, in its wisdom, managed to verify the signatures and forwarded it to the county assemblies. The county assemblies then forward it to the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate. We have no powers to amend this. This Bill belongs to the people and that is why we are a conveyor belt leading the way to the President. From the President, it goes to the IEBC for a referendum. I want to thank His Excellency the President because the IEBC panel is in place. I have no doubt that when the referendum time comes, we will have IEBC fully constituted. There are many good things in this proposal. One, on the cabinet secretaries, if not the parliamentary system, this House needs to go the way of a hybrid system. The issue of the Questions segment is very important. We sit here today as the representatives of the people. Many times, we have challenges when it comes to Questions Time because cabinet secretaries do not sit in this House. Looking at this proposal, it says that cabinet secretaries under the hybrid system will be part and parcel of this House. This will add a lot of value as far as transparency and accountability is concerned. I beseech the Members here today to support this Bill. Who knows, maybe you will be a cabinet secretary tomorrow!"
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