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    "id": 1515749,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I thank you for letting me catch your eye. You are hereby called upon to make a decision,which is expected to be very Solomonic. As you make it, you have to appreciate that the problem that we face today is not legal, but political and numerical - political numbers. As you retreat to your chamber to make a ruling on this matter, all you need to understand is that there are pre-election and post-election coalitions. Kenyans decided on this when they granted themselves the Constitution. Parties can come together before or after an election. In the interest of time, so that this House can apply itself on the issues that Kenyans are keen to hear us debating, and which are matters that concern their welfare, I call upon this House to agree that if you were to take a headcount today, you will find that Kenya Kwanza is the Majority Party. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah is the substantive Leader of the Majority Party. As the numbers stand today, you were right in your place to make a decision that Kenya Kwanza is the Majority Party and the status quo remains. This is not legal, but arithmetic and political. Just like Bunge cannot interpret the law, the courts cannot make political decisions for this country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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