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    "id": 1482129,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "I want to support Sen. Cherarkey, who said we need to amend this because we cannot legislate ourselves out of work by passing a Bill about the National Assembly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, political parties affect everyone, including us Senators. Senate Majority Leader, I know this is a National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) Bill, but we will have to amend it. Both houses must process this appointment. The membership includes two members from the ruling coalition or majority party, two members from the minority coalition, and one member from the non- parliamentary parties. That arrangement is good, but I hope we will not get into the situation we had when processing membership to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We had a dispute, which must not recur again when appointing the Commission's members, so there must be clear regulations on how this process will be conducted. I am also happy that this Bill on transition Clauses 7 and 8 proposes that the new Commission will absorb the current persons working at the registrar of political parties. This is an important proposal because we do not want people to lose their jobs because the organisation is turning into another entity. This is progressive, but overall, this idea of having an Independent Political Parties Regulatory Commission is long overdue because now the regulation of political parties is not going to be in the hands of one individual like it is now, but in the hands of a commission of five people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the Bill, with that one single amendment on Clause 35(b). Thank you."
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