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    "id": 1076081,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1076081/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, Hon. John Mbadi cannot be an authority on how Jubilee runs its affairs. I think that is not part of the handshake. There are many public resources which are used, including the one of the handshake and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which, maybe, one day, the Auditor General will raise. So, I think if he can wait, I am only raising this concern because Hon. Kalembe Ndile, as the leader of the TIP and I, sat on that table on behalf of URP, Hon. Kiraitu Murungi, who sat on the table, Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, who is of National Grand Union (GNU) and many people including the Republican Party of Hon. Najib Balala sat together. There are parties that did not ask for anything. From what Hon. Kalembe Ndile used to tell us when he met us in functions before he died is that this party called Jubilee has his Kshs6 million. We can contribute out of our own will, but I think Jubilee is the biggest recipient of the political parties’ money because of its numerical strength both in the counties, National Assembly and the Senate. If I was the Leader of the Majority Party, I would just pick that debit note and... We did not pay because the people who were supposed to pay did not pay. That is why I did not raise this matter. But the Member for Tharaka raised it and he picked it from the streets. Now, let me speak with authority. There were parties that were very strong: URP and The National Alliance (TNA), in their presence in the House. Then “Bus” Party had two Members of Parliament, but the rest did not have even a Member of County Assembly (MCA). As leaders, we must say it the way it is. Hon. (Dr.) Patrick Musimba, please, he is one of your voters. You must look and find how to sue Jubilee Party once we furnish you with the relevant documents. I am sure if you ask his family, they will tell you. Outside that, he is one of our colleagues. He is a man who used to speak his mind. Let us channel our donations to Hon. (Dr.) Musimba, being a very close friend and one of the few governors I will support in 2022. Hon. (Dr.) Musimba, I will send my contribution. Hon. Mbadi, I know that you are good in forming coalitions. We are good in forming mergers. We have seen what mergers and coalitions can do. You started with the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) and now you are in the National Super Alliance (NASA). I am sure that you will form another one and we will all go to mergers. We had our share of deals. Please, Majority Whip, you have gone home. Get the fee note. Tell the Jubilee Party that they have money. They are not broke because it is a parliamentary party which we contribute to. Let them pay Hon. Kalembe Ndile. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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