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    "id": 195476,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. K. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 172,
        "legal_name": "Julius Kiema Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the last Parliament, which was the Ninth Parliament, when the issue of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) came up, I believe that the ruling then was that these slots would be shared on the basis of party strength. Today, you have just ruled, when Ms. Abdalla rose on a point order, that this House respects precedence. If you look at the names of hon. Members who are being nominated to the PAP, while I appreciate that they are very able hon. Members to represent this country to the PAP, the precedence on selection of these names has not been followed. The strength of Parliamentary parties in this House has not been followed. ODM(K) has 18 Members of Parliament in this House. It is the third party in terms of membership. In fact, our Presidential candidate was the third, with almost one million votes. That shows that ODM(K) deserves a slot in the PAP. There is no ODM(K) hon. Member among these names. It is not for ODM(K), or any other person, to say that they have ceded our slot, because ODM(K), as a party, deserves a slot in the PAP. I, therefore, seek your indulgence for these names to be withdrawn, so that the slots can be given on the basis of party strength."
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