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    "id": 1136131,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1136131/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": "A Member raised the issue of a party register versus the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) register. I confirm that what this Bill intends to do is to cure the mischief where political parties that do not have even a register rely on the IEBC to conduct their primaries. So, only members who are in a political party will be eligible to take part in the primaries of that political party. Hon. Deputy Speaker, in terms of the timing for the Bill, I believe this is the time. It has taken us 10 years to revisit this Bill. The courts have ruled that we need to define political parties. That was in a case of the Political Parties Forum versus the Registrar of Political Parties in 2016. Hence, this Bill cures that problem. By and large, this Bill is good for each one of you, irrespective of your political differences right now. I leave it to the House to decide. I beg to reply."
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