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    "id": 1129818,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1129818/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "I want to remind them that we have fought very hard to have this representation and that special seats are constitutional and therefore not tokens to appease political patronage. That due to the unfair nature of first-past-the-post elections, political parties are only custodians but not owners of the process to guarantee representation of equal citizens who would otherwise not make it to be represented. As such, it is of utmost importance that such space be robustly safeguarded in order to ensure active and full participation of the representation of special interest groups in all of our legislatures. This is in order to ensure to their constituents their human rights and fundamental freedoms through the very representation that is the essence of their presence in Parliament. Political parties are the legal vehicles through which a group of like-minded individuals are able to capture power through legal means in order to exercise it. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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