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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "Allow me to delve into the contents of the Bill so that we can easily understand it. The Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposes a raft of amendments to the Political Parties Act of 2011. Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 2 of the Principal Act by deleting the definition of the word “commission.” We aim to replace this definition specifying that the commission shall mean the Independent Political Parties Regulatory Commission, which is established under Section 33 of this Bill. The clause also deletes the definition of the term “registrar.” If you recall, we now have the Registrar of Political Parties. Hon. Temporary Speaker, clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 21 of the Principal Act by deleting Section 7. This will be substituted with a new subsection allowing a political party that is dissatisfied with a decision made by the commission to appeal to the High Court. Initially, one would go to the tribunal to appeal, but now one may appeal directly to the High Court against the decision of the commission if there is disagreement with that decision. Clause 5 of the Bill repeals the whole Section 14(a) which provides for the resignation from a political party. I am sure Hon. Murugara will speak more on this because he will second the Bill. I am actually preparing him to second, so Hon. Murugara, get ready. Clause 6 of the Bill amends Section 32 of the Principal Act by deleting subsection 1 and substituting it with a new subsection. Further, subsection 2 of the Act is substituted and replaced with further sub-clauses to address the issue of financial audit reports and the accompanying documents to be filed at the end of every financial year and submitted to the Attorney-General. This amendment is a deliberate step towards fostering accountability within our political parties. Political parties are funded by taxpayers' money, and therefore, we demand accountability. Just as Hon. Jack Wamboka demands accountability in universities and colleges, we also require accountability in political parties. 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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