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    "id": 1136022,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1136022/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Alice Wahome",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I rise to oppose this Bill on the basis of one, its timing. This Bill is completely untimely and it is intended to disrupt the smooth nominations, particularly in some of the proposals that it is coming up with. The speed in which even this Bill is being processed from the Speaker’s seat, completely ignoring procedural issues, directly points to a situation where the country is being asked to run. This Bill runs contrary to the Constitution of Kenya 2010, especially when you look at the proposals regarding formation of a political party. The definition of what is a political party cannot be changed by a legislative enactment, and that is what this Bill is trying to do in some of the proposals it has come up with. The fact that we have been summoned for a Special Sitting of this House points to the fact that there are people who intend to control the general elections through this Bill in August 2022."
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