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    "id": 1067662,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1067662/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kipyegon Ng’eno",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "For example, look at the question of divisive politics, which has been causing this country to be divided after every election. We all know the reason why people normally fight is because of resources. People normally have divisive elections because of stolen elections. Also, after elections there are issues because of presidential appointments. When people are going to elections, they want to see who is elected as the President of this country and the only issue is, when the President takes over the appointments he makes starting from the CSs to the lower cadres. The President normally does appointments disregarding the law. As to whether this issue has been cured, it has not. This is because no one talked about compelling the President to make appointments not necessarily based on his region or community. As to whether we cured the question of the winner takes it all, there will be an election in this country based on democracy and there will be line-ups. Even after introducing the question of the leader of the official opposition in this House, we have the Leader of the Minority Party here who represents the opposition. As to whether this will cure the winner takes it all, obviously, the Leader of the Minority Party will be a leader of opposition and will not have any stake in Government. He or she will remain as the leader of opposition. As to whether this Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill has cured the question of divisive election, look at the introduction in Clause 22. It purports to introduce the position of a Prime Minister. I want to dwell on this because there will be a parliamentary coup in this country. Never wait for another coup in this country but wait until that day we will have a Prime Minister in this House. Looking at options, in option 1, the President appoints the Prime Minister and sends his name to Parliament and it votes to pass or reject. Option 2, Parliament sits and makes an appointment of their own Prime Minister and votes. Look at the roles of the Prime Minister, he will be chairing a sub-committee of Cabinet. Looking at this Parliament, there will be Cabinet Members in this House, we will be making budgets and impeaching CSs. If this House votes for the position of a Prime Minister contrary to the appointment of a President, it will lead to a coup and the President will have no say. We have seen a Prime Minister sitting in this House and there were serious divisions. Look at a situation where the MPs will be appointing that Prime Minister, will the President have a say in this country. He will never have a say. The budget will be implemented in this House and the Prime Minister will lead a coup thorough the CSs who will be sitting with him in this House. On the question of the Judicial Service Commission, I am one of the most arrested individuals in this country. The reason why I am not in a cell today is because of the independence of the courts. Otherwise, if it was for the Government, I would be behind bars today. When you try to interfere with the courts some of us will stand firm and say no. Lastly and not least, I want to go down in history and record as having opposed…"
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