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    "id": 1592349,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592349/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": "As of 25th March 2025, we only had 91 registered political parties in Kenya. Today in Kenya, we have the Registrar of Societies, which regulates both cooperatives and churches. There are 82,000 churches and cooperatives that have been registered. We have an office of the registrar of persons dealing with births and deaths for 57,000, 443,180 Kenyans. We have the registrar of lands who administers 12,000,788,311 titles. We have the registrar of marriages who administers 1,000, 607,237 marriages. We also have registrar of companies and business names who administers 1.5 million companies, 847,000 business names and 299 trusts. What is so special about the political class that they need a commission to oversee the management of political parties? I will ask for more time as I was guaranteed by the Speaker. This is an example of the political class abusing its own power. If the issue is how to manage fair distribution of Political Party Funds, then we should have an advisory council. I will be moving amendments to that effect so that The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) nominates a lawyer to that Council; The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) nominates a member; and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) nominates a member so that we have three specialised people who are independent and can arbitrate. I will also be moving further amendments…"
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