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    "id": 421559,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I was saying, it will then offer the first opportunity for members of the public to reflect on whether this country needs and can afford 350 Members of the Lower House and 68 Members of the Upper House. I want it to be on record of the Republic of this country that I personally do not believe that our economy can afford that kind of expanded structure of Government. I am convinced that the affirmative action that was meant to be played at Independence was intended to attract special talent into leadership; talent that could not be elected through competitive elections. It is my hope that at the end of this civic education, Kenyans will be persuaded that this expanded room for nominated Members of the Lower House and nominated Members of the Upper House is something we should reconsider. I am saying this without any prejudice against any of the nominated Members of Parliament both in the Lower House and the Upper House. I know that in these five years, they will use this opportunity to ground themselves politically and they will win not just the coming elections, but many more elections to come. We need to address that issue. 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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