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    "id": 1291943,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very valid Petition in which the election law needs to be amended to allow only voters of a particular county to be nominated to the county assembly. That should not stop at the voters, they should also be a resident of that particular county. Whereas I support this, political parties use nomination as a reward for those who have worked for the parties. I encourage Kenyans to belong, participate and work for their political parties. We have scenarios where political parties get fewer slots of nomination yet they have so many people to reward. That is why they end up nominating people who are not from those counties. I encourage Kenyans wherever they are, kindly do not start to identify with a party during an election period only. Start participating in the political party process before and after the election so that you earn that nomination. You will not earn a nomination by virtue of being a resident or voter in an area. You must actively participate in the running and working of the party in order to earn it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even as we talk of amending the law, it is important for us as Parliament to start thinking of the reforms we want to make in the electoral legislation as early as now. This will stop the idea of hurriedly amending election laws just towards the election. We need to start this early. I am happy that the bipartisan dialogue is engaging 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."
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