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    "id": 1139797,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1139797/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lugari, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ayub Angatia",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2153,
        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
        "slug": "ayub-savula-angatia"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I rise to oppose the proposed amendments by Hon. Duale on the following grounds: The Registrar of the Political Parties is an office that regulates political parties. A coalition would be part and parcel of those regulations. We have to follow the IEBC timelines; that is why we had proposed that we put there a timeline of six months. We do not have enough time to the next general election. I was at the Committee of JLAC and we reduced the timelines from six months to three months. I had suggested three months, but as a Committee, we settled on four months. However, because of the debate tactics that UDA is bringing to this House, we reduced the timeframe to three months as it contained in the Order Paper today. The IEBC has already published timelines for the general election. So, the regulation is that the political parties must follow the timelines of IEBC to avoid a conflict between this Political Parties Act and the IEBC Act. This is because we want a smooth, fair and free election. If the two Acts conflict, then we are opening up avenues for petitions and chaos in this country. I oppose the deletion of that Clause. We must regulate within the timeframe of IEBC. Thank you."
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