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    "id": 390488,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I will let you know that the party leader of NARC was recognized by no less than the President of Kenya and given a powerful position in Government because of her contribution to the well being and development of the party. Indeed, that does not, however, change my position that a lot of these parties are simply cults that are almost near religious cults. In fact, were I the head of some of these political parties, I would just make it a religion and everyday people would come to my church and contribute to me. The only thing that is true of these political parties is their sycophancy and serious believers in whoever leads that political party. Therefore, even as we debate and, indeed, support this Motion, we must ask ourselves some very serious questions regarding the Political Parties Act. Should it continue the way it is? We saw, in the last elections, fly by night political parties where people just register and go around with a briefcase literally dishing out certificates for money. There are people who have registered political parties for no other reason; it is a business of gaining money. We must ask ourselves some very serious questions: What do we mean by a political party in today’s generation and today’s age and who should we actually give money to? We are also aware that the manner in which we are funding these political parties in terms of the number of votes cast for the President, the Member of County 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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