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    "id": 1374125,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1374125/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
        "slug": "sifuna-edwin-watenya"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also said that when you give opportunity to the Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC) to nominate representatives, make sure that you are able to get representation for all the parties in the PPLC. I am happy now that the non- parliamentary political parties in the PPLC are getting one slot; that the Minority-the government forming party-is getting one slot and the Majority-the non-government forming party-is also getting one slot. We have also agonized on the question of the time period of determining a Presidential election petition. I am happy we were able to convince our colleagues to extend it from the current 14 days to 21 days to provide sufficient time for parties to put together their cases and courts to look through the particular case in detail. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are also some amendments that have been proposed to the Political Parties Act. As a leader of a political party; the Secretary General of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM); we have suffered a lot because of a few things that we thought needed tightening especially on this issue of fidelity to political parties. In fact, I do not think there is any other political party that has faced the sort of onslaught that ODM has when it comes to poaching of Members and indiscipline within the party. I am happy that political parties have been given the power to deregister people who want to eat from both sides. Immediately you are deregistered, you cease to become a Member of Parliament (MP). I urge Members to support these amendments so that we can instill discipline amongst our members and in our political parties."
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