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    "id": 1094800,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu East, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shakeel Shabbir",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose this Bill. The reason being I was in the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC). We sat there for nearly two years discussing with many people this issue. My number was 407. The idea of nomination hitherto has been misused by all political parties without exception. The spirit of nomination by a political party was to be based on the strength of the person, that is, what contribution that nominated Member would bring in. The question was: what would be the added value to the House, the party and the whole framework of Parliament? There are very many people in this country who do not wish to stand for elections but have the inner strength and the knowledge to take this country forward. I want to talk to you about Ambassador Amina Abdalla who was nominated three times. We know what good work she did in this Parliament. There are others also who have been nominated for frivolous reasons. I think the issue is very important. The idea and the spirit for which this particular law was set out was such that you should know your people in the political parties. You know the strength that you want. You also know who is going to be standing for the nominations and who is not going to stand. So, access those people. If you feel that there is a shortage of a particular strength, nominate that person. I do not know, but just for argument sake, 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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