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    "id": 1203291,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, in this august House, you are the arbiter. You are the one who decides. Those who want to go to court can go, as Hon. Wandayi said. Article 36 of the Constitution is on the Bill of Rights. To amend it, you must go to a referendum. It is about freedom of association. It says you can join or participate in any activity of any association. Article 36 (2) says that nobody can compel you to join a political party. Hon. Speaker, PAA and MDG, and I want to thank the leader of the Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), who is in this House. He is a leader to be watched in Luo Nyanza. He is a serious person. He came to this House on a small party from Siaya County. He must enjoy his rights. The framers of the Constitution protected MDG. The framers of the Constitution, both in letter and spirit, protected the Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) as a party and its membership, rank and file. Article 38 of the Constitution – and you must rule on it – again, is on the Bill of Rights. It is about human rights. It provides for political rights of very person, including members of PAA, MDG, MCC and other small parties. They have got political rights in the Constitution under Article 38. A legal document signed… I am sure when you talk to your colleague Speaker of the Senate and the nominee for Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, they will tell you they signed the last page under coercion and intimidation. Can you rely on such a document?"
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