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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude my contribution by saying that the main reason why we needed to repeal the Political Parties Act was to strengthen political party management. It was to make sure we do away with briefcase political parties and handle the mischief of party hopping. I think that is a real danger in this country. If I elect a Member of Parliament, as a Member of Orange Democratic Movement Party (ODM), I would want to see that Member of Parliament representing me in Parliament as a Member of ODM Party. If that Member of Parliament feels that it is time he defects to another political party, then it is only advisable for that person to resign from the political party through which I voted him, and seek fresh mandate from me to represent me from another political party. However, if you are in Parliament courtesy of my vote and you do not support the interest of my party, then you are conning me. You are in Parliament illegally. You are not representing me. Whatever you are saying in Parliament is your own. You are not a fair and effective representative. So, my view is that we should look into this Bill critically and spend a little bit more time, probably up to next week doing amendments that will tighten the rules and regulations, so that we have viable political parties. In fact, I am looking for a country where we are not going to have these 47, or so, political parties. We need at most three political parties, strong one, based on ideologies. We need parties that we can identify with and not parties where we identify with individual party leaders. When party leader leaves, we do not even know where to go. If he has not mentioned, you do not know where you belong. Some people do not even know where they belong and they are in this Parliament, because the political leadership has confused them."
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