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    "id": 23882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I can very well understand what is putting pressure on Mr. Abdikadir. Because we all live in this country, we know how sensitive this matter is but there is a difference between our concern and our sensitivity to the challenge that we are faced with by only one challenge - the issue of implementation. When you are talking about nominated positions, you as the party boss, you are the giver of those positions but when you talk about elective positions, you might be the party leader but you are not the giver. The giver is the person who is electing. In order to comply with Clause 14(1), the party must ask its members, either the delegates or universal suffrage, to give them those candidates. Therefore, how will you go to Mandera Central and tell them that make sure that you do not elect Mr. Abdikadir but bring us a lady? How do you go to Dagoretti and make sure that the voters in that constituency do not elected Mrs. Mugo but they bring us a man? How do you do it? It is not possible and, therefore, we just have to agree that the solution does not lie in populism but in respecting the law which says that you cannot force voters to do what the leadership of the party wants. I oppose this amendment."
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