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    "id": 1291924,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1291924/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
        "slug": "aaron-cheruiyot"
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is an interesting Petition. As someone who has served in the nomination process in the largest political party in the Republic, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), which boasts of a majority of about 800 MCAs, I know what this Petition is talking about. It is a fight we have had over time. I am a bit lost because the petitioner wants to guide the House to believe that the only way you can identify with needs of a particular county is by being a resident. These needs are not defined because there are needs that can be served by elected leaders and others by nominated leaders who represent certain special interests. To the best of my knowledge, these interests are not limited to a particular locality. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would not wish to discourage the petitioner or the Committee that will look into this, but I am willing to be convinced that you have to come from a particular locality to understand the special needs of the people in that county because that is what the nominated MCAs do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know which Committee will handle this Petition because that is up to them to determine. However, I hope they will equally resolve that and give life to our constitutional provision on nomination to county assemblies, especially with regard to giving clarity on the three categories, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), youth and marginalized communities. In the last three county assemblies, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on their own motion decided to lump two categories together and leave out one group. Such that if you go to all our 47 county assemblies, you will find that either there is a marginalized person and a youth without a PWD or a PWD and a marginalized person without a youth. That continues to expose most of us even to demonstrations. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
}