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    "id": 1593363,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am surprised by your question on what an Independent Member can contribute. Irrespective of how they came here, they are Members of Parliament. They participate in the enactment of legislation and determine national policies amongst other matters. They play a crucial role. As I finalise, Article 103 of the Constitution provides that an Independent Member of Parliament shall lose his or her seat when he or she associates with the ideologies of a political party or joins a political party. An Independent Member must associate with a political party to survive. For that reason, I support this Bill but with a rider that I shall bring an amendment so that we have an introduction that reads, “The Political Parties and Independent Candidates (Amendment) Bill”. This is to ensure that independent Members of Parliament are considered when these funds are distributed. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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