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    "id": 204968,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support this amendment. The history of our country in the recent times demonstrates that the time to assert internal political parties discipline has come. I think, my learned friend, the Senior Counsel, has forgotten that since 1992, under Section 1(a) of the Constitution, there is supposed to be a democratic multiparty State. The experience that the Official Opposition has suffered in the last four and a half years is that, it has been raided by the Government so much that it has been diluted beyond recognition. I think it is unfair for the Attorney-General to assert that merely because Section 40 does not appear to be authorising \"deeming\" then, therefore, Sections 16 and 17 of the Constitution, can be allowed, yet again, to undermine Section 1(a) of the Constitution. I want to say this: The strength of this country is going to vest in the discipline that is automatically expected of political parties. I differ with him completely on the fact that the Chief Justice has no role to play and yet he is the one who swears-in these Ministers. The fact of the matter is that this amendment is long overdue. It is an amendment that has been debated by the Inter-Party Committee on Essential Reforms. I humbly request that this amendment be accepted and we insert it in the law under Section 17 in order to protect Section 16 of the Constitution so that multiparty democracy can thrive."
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