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    "id": 1203520,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1203520/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, and congratulations on being elected Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the Almighty and the great people of Kiminini for getting me to this august House. Back to the debate, numbers do not lie. After elections, the Azimio coalition had 173 Members and Kenya Kwanza had 164 Members. There are 12 Independent Members. After the announcement of the Kenya Kwanza candidate as the President—as they always say, ‘success has many mothers and fathers’—there was a shift. Constitutionally, if you look at the Political Parties Act of 2011, a political party can only enter into a new coalition agreement after finally exiting an existing one. Our brothers who moved to Kenya Kwanza have shown intention to move. Constitutionally, as much as we really respect our Article 36 of the Constitution on the freedom of association, at the same time, it should exist within the legalities. What we know is that within that agreement, there were some parameters. We do not live in a legal vacuum. There were timelines. Hon. Speaker, I noted this afternoon that even a simple movement from that side of the aisle to this side, you have to walk out and bow before you cross. I do not see why such a weighty matter cannot be worked on within the legalities. My humble submission is that Kenyans and the world are watching. Your known legal expertise and acumen are now under test. Your illustrious career in both Houses, Senate and the National Assembly, counts."
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