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    "id": 1166146,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "who want to run for these seats. I know many people will not agree with us but let them be given the opportunity to run. Let the people decide. Even if you know how to read and write, we have competent staff of Parliament that can ensure that anything that you want to legislate will be processed. Somebody can argue that people who will be elected might have limited scope of education, therefore it will affect their legislative output. That is not the point. The point is that the person who needs to read and write will have enough professional staff who can come and assist them and ensure that they deliver on the work of representation, legislation and any other form of oversight that we have as National Assembly and the Senate. Mr Temporary Speaker Sir, nominations are coming up. I have seen political parties saying one must have a degree or something like that. I appeal to my colleagues that we process this amendment quickly because of the timelines of nominations and submitting to the IEBC. I hope the same way President Kenyatta - as soon as he lands from Dubai - will be very quick in assenting to this Bill the same way he has been in signing the Political Amendments Bill. It will assist many Kenyans. I thank you, Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support."
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