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    "id": 1214697,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Imenti, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Lastly, we need to do what needs to be done. We do not need side-shows to the effect that we are going to create a parliamentary system whereas we had adopted the presidential system. What does not work, does not work and what works needs to be put in the Constitution. Some of our colleagues because of political interests and because it has been brought by someone they do not like, oppose it. Let us look at the law in its entirety and the way it is going to assist us and the future. We should not be thinking only about ourselves. We should be thinking how it is going to assist in the running of Parliament in a proper structured way, so that we can be working easily. We will see how to go about the two-thirds gender rule. We also need to sort out the boundaries review. The boundaries which were done in 2010 or early are due for review. We do not want gerrymandering. We need the constituencies which are there and new counties. We cannot have 12 constituencies in one county yet the neighbouring county has only three constituencies. We need extra counties and constituencies to be created. Those that need to be scrapped if the boundaries review is done, let them be scrapped because that is the law. I urge my colleagues not to be picketing on everything because that is not the way we are going to make laws. We need to make laws in Parliament and this is the place to do it and not outside the House. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker and I appreciate."
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