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    "id": 1065686,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I think Hon. Mbadi did not hear when I said that the position of the Prime Minister should be left for a person with disability. I am, again, saying that we should have an electoral college to elect persons with disability. I had even proposed to the task force that we have an electoral college like the one in Uganda so that persons with disabilities come to this House as leaders who have been elected by persons with disabilities to represent them. This is so that the loyalty of a Member of Parliament does not only lie on the party, but also in those who he represents. This is because, currently, through nomination, you are just loyal to the party that nominated you but if we have an electoral college like what happens in Uganda, you are elected by those whom you represent. This Bill is very good on the issue of patriotism. We should actually be patriotic to our country and our patriotism should come from within us. Since we are fronting the aspect of patriotism in this BBI Bill, I would not have expected us to do so using reggae music but, rather, songs like Tuishangilie Kenya Taifa letu tukufu. There was a time when we were actually supposed to have a national dress. Even in that one, I think it is very important for us to be patriotic. This Bill addresses those issues and I really support it in this regard. I have analysed this Bill. I have read it from the first page to the last page, but I have not seen anywhere that will require a referendum. So, I urge the Members of this House that we pass this Bill. I urge the President to assent to it for it to become law. Instead of us going to a referendum, we can deal with it and just start implementing it straightaway so that we benefit from the 70 extra constituencies as persons with disabilities get the position of Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and we move forward to cure our post-election violence issues and any other form of violence that we normally experience as a country. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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