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    "id": 1136002,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1136002/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to take the shortest time possible. Even though I have 15 minutes, I will take a third of that. First, I want to address myself to the question of whether we infringe on the Constitution when we expand the definition of a political party. I would want to invite those who are arguing like that to look at Article 92 and see that we were required to bring clarity to defining what a political party means. That is one. Two, is to those who are complaining about this Bill. I do not know whether they have taken time to read it and understood the provisions of Clause 13. Under Clause 13, you will realise that presently, if for whatever reason, the Registrar of Political Parties deregisters or suspends a political party, the only people who are saved is the Member of Parliament and members of county assemblies. The President or the Deputy President elected on a party that is being deregistered are not protected. The provisions under Clause 13 now also protect the President and the Deputy President, and even the Governors. Anybody elected on a political party that has been deregistered or suspended would continue serving in the office. It is something that is not cured in the current law as we have them today. Those of us who are making noise about these amendments should understand that there is no process of disciplining a party member as it is today. This law provides a clear mechanism and details on how due process of disciplining a member will be taken. It is of benefit to some of us who are making noise here. We require this law to be clear on what process would be followed."
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