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    "id": 334581,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (Bill No.73 of 2012) be now read a Second Time. This is also a very short Bill. The intention of this amendment is to build on to the Bill which we have just passed. It is important that the Registrar of Political Parties Office be independent and be chosen in a way that is agreed by all political parties. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I speak, in the recent Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill, the Attorney-General tried to correct the process but it lapsed after political parties from both sides of the coalition chose members and somebody somewhere refused to gazette members of that nominating panel. All I am trying to do is to go back to the original formula because, as it were, the Act now says that, that person shall be nominated by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC has not been formed and the Registrar of Political Parties is supposed to be a major player in the upcoming elections. The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, as it obtains now, is like the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) before Mr. Tobiko was made the substantive DPP. Therefore, it is just a name without an office. It is important that we make that person independent and recruit him or her in a way that is acceptable to both sides of this coalition. The work of the Registrar is going to be very important during an election. This is not about the current Registrar. This is about complying with the constitutional requirement. Without saying too many things, we want to reinstate the process. We want the President and the Prime Minister to bring in the names of panelists. That is because that person cannot be appointed by PSC because they are doing a political job. We must all agree who this person is going to be and how he or she is going to do his or her job. If you take that process to the PSC, it shall shortchange and shall be blind to the political aspirations in the country. With those few remarks, I want to ask Mr. Mutula Kilonzo to second."
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