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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to confirm that when Hon. Wangwe needs my vote and my support he whips me. He is my good friend; I listen to him. But, in spirit I am not in Jubilee. I am on my way out. The few minutes that I am around, which is about six months, it depends on how Hon. Wangwe and the Leader of the Majority Party, who are my friends, persuade me. We are being told to amend Article 90(2)(a) of the Constitution and further amend section 35 of the Elections Act. From history, political parties were abusing this system before the advent of the new Constitution. They have been appointing their girlfriends and relatives. Even today as we speak, sons, daughters, relatives and girlfriends of key political party leaders in this country are serving in the bicameral Parliament and in the East African Legislative Assembly. That is what this current provision states. You must submit the list. If Hon. Passaris has worked for the party and has the capacity and resources, and she is not your relative and she does not want to vie, then you must give her a nomination slot. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before submission of party lists, that is, before a general election, the leaderships of political parties cannot do monkey business because they need the support of everybody. The moment the election has taken place, the party leaderships can appoint even their wives to this House."
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