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    "id": 1067447,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1067447/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 104,
        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": "The people of Kenya can decide how many constituencies are going to be in Kenya. I remember when I was in the 10th Parliament, we had 220 constituencies. However, when we, as Members of Parliament, gave ourselves the 220 constituencies, the people decided that it is not going to be 220 constituencies, but 290 constituencies. We were right. However, I am now asking: “What is wrong with us, the same people of Kenya, deciding that we want to have another 70 constituencies and make it 350?” So, if we increased the number of constituencies from 210 to 290, can we not take it to 350, and indeed, also ensure that we decide which manner they are going to be distributed? It is not that we are doing the delimitation. Delimitation is for the IEBC. We are doing allocation of 70 constituencies in a manner supported by the Second Schedule. With those many remarks, I urge all of us to support. Thank you."
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