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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to support the Petition that has been filed this afternoon before the House. Why nomination in the first place? The question is very important. I take a cue from Sen. Osotsi when he affirms the fact that besides the requirement of the law to ensure that there is the two-thirds gender rule, like in the county assembly top-up and also in the Senate. We need to go beyond that and appreciate the fact that nomination also is a tool for reward to members who have worked and supported the party. There is the need to make sure that such people who are nominated indeed would support the party even within the areas where they come from. In the case of the county assembly nominees, they must be people who come from within the county, so that they advance the interest of the people coming from that particular country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, of course, we are aware that we have a team that is required to represent Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), the minorities or even the gender top-up in the essence of those who are nominated in the county assemblies. Do they represent those interests if they do not come from within those counties or wards? The answer is no. Therefore, it is most likely a high time to relook at the law and say, if we are after appreciating those who have supported the party, then we revert to the law as it were, so that those who lose in the course of nomination can now get to be rewarded. If we want to be very objective in the nomination, then political parties are encouraged to ensure that the nominees or the people who they put in the list that goes to 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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