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    "speaker_name": "Baringo CWR, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladwell Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " I am sorry, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I had gone to consult. I am here. I thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this debate. I support the Amendment. It is unfortunate that as we debate this Bill, we are aligning ourselves to our political parties. It is only important that as Members of the House we contribute to this debate based on the knowledge that we have. I want to make my personal contribution that is not aligned to any party. Hon. Speaker, I support that it is important to do party lists after elections because most of these Members who vie, actually fight, use resources and even support parties when they fail. They lose a lot in terms of resources. Their time is wasted and you cannot call them losers. If somebody is second to you, it means that you divided the votes. It does not mean that those who get a lesser number of votes than the one who wins are useless people. It means that the competition between you and the second runners up was tight. Otherwise, this second person could as well have defeated you. It does not mean that this person is a lesser being. I sincerely support that the candidate who comes second be given a chance. The reason is that the person has worked hard for himself and also for the party. It is better than leaving nominations for boyfriends, girlfriends and relatives which does not portray a good picture. To me, these party lists ought to be done 21 days after elections so that the people who have lost can get compensated for the much they have lost, that is, resources and time. They go through many things after elections. So, I am supporting this amendment. Let people be nominated and the party lists given after elections. We can make provision for the special groups. We cannot compromise on that. Then let us consider people who have worked hard. At the moment, there are people whom you look at and wonder what criterion was 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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