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    "id": 1067823,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1067823/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are deceiving Kenyans that we can only delimit constituencies by amending this Constitution when we clearly know that we can do that through the IEBC without amending a single article of the Constitution. The Holy Bible in the book of Mark 8;36 asks me, “What shall you profit from if you gain the whole world and lose your soul?” I stand here as a Member of Parliament from Kiambu County that is benefiting from six constituencies under this amendment but asking myself: “What shall I profit with if I lose the soul and heart of the country, our unity, just because Kiambu or Nairobi are getting more constituencies? We will lose the soul of this country, that is, our unity because of the deception in this Bill. We are deceiving the country that it is only through the BBI that Hon. King’ara from Ruiru will get additional money at his constituency level. It is common sense and simple Standard One arithmetic that if the base of NG-CDF is not changing, then we will not have more money. Dividing Kshs360 million by 360 constituencies will only mean that the base will go lower and you will get less money. Hon. King’ara will get less money and so will you in your constituencies. With this kind of deception, I can only ask the people of Kenya that you may not have the guns or bullets to stop these people from further enslaving you, but you have your ballot. Stop them at the ballot! People of Kenya, let them not coerce and intimidate you on the ballot. Rescue yourself and stop them from further enslaving you."
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