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    "id": 1120966,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120966/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13181,
        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
        "slug": "masitsa-naomi-shiyonga"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Petition by our able, Sen. Halake, who is also the Chairperson for Center for Multi-Party Democracy (CMB). We are nearing the general elections, which are about eight months away. Most of us here, especially nominated women Senators do not have funds. We look forward to being funded by partners from other countries. However, it is disappointing to get such a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is an able Ministry in Kenya. Most of the parties do not have money. We have discovered that even the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) does not have money. It is just the other day when they were fumbling with the budget, that it was not enough to conduct voter registration. Likewise, even the other members of the public have not been reached. We have come to the House and been informed that there is a good reason for Kenya to stop people or parties from being funded by other partners. Madam Deputy Speaker, democratic rights start when a country is in communication with another. It is simply defined by the note verbale that we are talking about. It is very unfortunate that such a note can come from a Ministry that needs to support and assist parties to grow through other partners that they engage with in other countries. It is an unfortunate and bad incident. We pray that the Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA) and the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA)--- This is because most of the women do not have enough funds to support themselves to go to the ground to sensitive people"
}