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    "id": 27730,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. They say experience is the best teacher. I want to refer to Clause 32 which reads as follows:- “A person qualifies to be nominated by a political party for presidential, parliamentary and county elections for the purposes of Article 97, 98, 137, 177 and 180 of the Constitution if that person- (a) has been a member of that political party for at least three months preceding the date of the nomination.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when ODM defected from ODM Kenya, they did it at the last minute. If this law was in effect, it means all these hon. Members of ODM, including my good friend Kajwang, would not be in the House. So, why would one after having come to Parliament want to make such a law? Secondly, some parties-- and I have nothing against ODM, but it was the one which had the worst nominations. I remember my good friend, I do not want to mention his name here, was shortchanged and he had to switch to another party to get to this House. There are several examples. Why would a Member of Parliament, a politician, want to make a law after going through these problems within the political parties? One"
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