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    "id": 296908,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruto",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to clarify a few things to make it very simple to hon. Kimunya. We are talking about a party list being submitted, at least, 60 days before the elections. Nomination time is 45 days before the general election. There are two weeks for the Registrar of Political Parties to ensure that he has updated the list. These are electronically done even right now. What the Minister is talking about are the independent candidates who should not be members of any party. That is a different matter. We are talking about a political party submitting a list of its members to the Registrar of Political Parties. There is no need for us to submit a list three months before and yet, there are members who are moving to new parties 60 days to the general election. You negate even what we had passed under hon. Musyimi. We have considered this and looked at the mathematics. It does not in any way contradict anything. In fact, it does not touch the Constitution. The Constitution only talks about the independent candidates, but not these hon. Members who are seated here. They can be in a new party and will be in the list, at least, 60 days before the general election. If you do anything else, then they will not be in the list. You will be a victim like hon. Mbugua. You will be Mbuguad yourselves if you do not pass this law."
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