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    "id": 1136353,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1136353/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (a). Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Clause 5 of this Bill seeks to amend Section 6 of the Political Parties Act to provide for application of professional registration, which must be accompanied by a statement on the ideology of a proposed political party. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the law does not work retrogressively. I am speaking for those Kenyans who have intentions of registering political parties many years to come. This Bill, in Clause 2, has defined a “statement of ideology” to mean a statement setting out what they call “doctrine, ethical ideals and principals of the party.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in the absence of a definition of what “doctrine” means or what “ideals of a party” means, this clause is subject to abuse. It can be used by the Registrar of Political Parties to deny the people of Kenya the rights given to them under Article 38 of the Constitution, which is on political rights. This negates the principle and the spirit provided for multipartyism in the Constitution. Based on that lack of definitions, I move and ask the House to agree with me."
}