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    "id": 1515845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kacheliba, KUP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Titus Lotee",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Reading through the ruling of the High Court makes me believe that you are a better qualified lawyer than the three judges who made the ruling. Why am I saying so? I listened to the ruling three years later. This matter was filed under certificate of urgency and yet, the ruling was made three years later. This points to our dysfunctional court systems. If they can do that to this House on such a weighty matter, what are they doing to the common mwananchi ? How are the cases of the common mwananchi adjudicated? Lastly, as a Member of the Azimio la Umoja Coalition, we contested this decision when it was made in October 2022. At that time, the Azimio la Umoja Coalition had 171 Members and the Kenya Kwanza Coalition had 165 Members. Several Members of the Azimio la Umoja Coalition wrote letters and 14 Members exited the coalition. It is on that basis that you made a decision stating that since those Members had exited the Azimio la Umoja Coalition and joined the Kenya Kwanza Coalition, the Kenya Kwanza Coalition would become the Majority Party. The Political Parties Act is very clear that 21 days after an election, political parties can shift. As long as they write letters and officiate their agreements, it is accepted. The 21-day window lapsed on 6th October 2022. I know that you got those letters. Hon. Speaker, you made a ruling that I…."
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