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    "id": 283952,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/283952/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "So, one of the most important mischiefs that the Political Parties Act was supposed to address was the fragile positions of political parties that since Independence, this nation has seen the death of many political parties by reason of either some kind of interference by a domineering authority or political force that would then translate into the country becoming a de facto one party system. In fact, at the end of the day in 1963, actually, there was never any law that prohibited Kenyans to form political parties up to the time when I was about to come to this Parliament. In fact, up to the time I came to this Parliament, there was no law that barred the formation of political parties but over the years, the political parties had been killed through a process in which Members of Parliament were either intimidated or forced out of political parties. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you read the records of the journals of this House, you will see that two years into Independence, this country was really a mature democracy in the sense of what used to happen in this same Chamber. When there were debate between KANU and KADU, the Speaker then, who would be seated where you are seated, would give directions quite forcefully, without fearing who was seated where I sit, be it as Prime Minister or as Chief Minister, because both political parties had room and space."
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