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    "id": 225155,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/225155/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "I speak Kisuba which he does not understand although I also speak Kijaluo. Will I be deregistered for speaking two languages? Let us not make law for things that are neither here nor there. Law is a very serious matter! We make it for things that matter. That was Article 9. Article 9(3) at page 64 at the top says that a person shall not be a member of two or more political parties at the same time. I like that and that is how it should be. However, what is happening in this country? Unless you fix the Constitution, this Act of Parliament will be a piece of paper. The Constitution says that the President can nominate any Member of Parliament to be a member of his Government; the Government of his party. If he does that, like he has done, and another Act of Parliament says that before he does that, he must get the concurrence of the party from which he is \"poaching\"--- Assuming he does not get the concurrence, like KANU says that their concurrence was not got, is the Member of Parliament who is now a Member of the Government of the party of the President, is he or she a member of two parties or one party? If he is a member of one party, which one? So, unless you fix the Constitution and it is very clear and says that any person who is a member of a party other than the party of the President, but accepts to be nominated to the Cabinet loses his seat, full stop, then this can work. However, there is no need wasting our time with this piece of paper when the Constitution says the opposite. When we complained, we were told that the Constitution actually allows the President to nominate any hon. Member to his Cabinet. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, but that is the beginning of the destruction of multi- party democracy because the lure of being in the Cabinet is so sweet. In fact, I am very doubtful that if I was offered the chance, I may not change very quickly!"
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