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    "id": 1135970,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1135970/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 221,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
    },
    "content": "When we enacted the 2010 Constitution, we defined political parties within Article 260. A political party was defined as an association contemplated in Part 3 of Chapter Seven. Part 3 of Chapter Seven contains Articles 91 and 92. Article 91(1) defines the characteristics of a political party. It shall have a national character; have a democratically elected governing body; promote national unity; and abide by certain values. Article 91(2) defines what a party shall not do. Article 92 then places responsibility on Parliament to legislate on political parties. We then went ahead and legislated in 2011. In Section 2 of the Political Parties Act (No.11 of 2011), we defined a political party as having the meaning assigned to it in Article 260 of the Constitution. We ended up with a situation where the House that was given the power by Kenyans to define a political party did not do so and hence, we have been having…"
}