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    "id": 390465,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/390465/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. I beg to support and say that the way political parties are designed in Kenya is like they must fete the founder. For example, when it is somebody from Lake Victoria, without naming anybody, he will make sure that all those people who come from that region belong to that party. Another one from Eastern will do the same. Therefore, we end up creating regional parties. As far as I am concerned, political parties are tools to articulate the policies of that party in trying to democratize the ideas of the members. Once the party is formed, it is important to be national and not confine itself to the borders of a region. Therefore, it should include in its membership, members from a number of counties. As much as we support this Motion, the parties should be encouraged to recruit as many people as possible so that it appears like it is national. We should fund parties that are not national so that they can recruit members. That party that is not national is what is called a tribal grouping. This can create even more problems in future. Therefore, funding political parties is important as stipulated in the Constitution but once the party has been formed, we should get to know what qualities we are looking for, for it to become a national party. Once the party is formed and funded, the funds should be used properly and not go to the pockets of a few founder members. This money should be well controlled and used in a proper manner as designed in the Budget. We should have annual budgetary allocations and audits so that money is not misused. Madam Temporary Speaker, you may find leaders of certain parties going around spreading rumours and hatred in the country. When such things happen, we should use the Fund as a tool for discipline by reducing the funding so that such things are not done. We also need to use those parties as tools of spreading nationalism. The party which does not have nationalistic ideals should be denied funds so that members do not move from one place to another spreading falsehood. When a political party is given funds, it should appoint leaders from various regions. This has happened in South Africa where the ANC is so powerful that they even appoint political leaders like Members of Parliament, Senators or Governors and Mayors. When things are done this way, I am sure that the leaders will be loyal to their parties and through such loyalty, we can also have loyalty in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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