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    "id": 443094,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/443094/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": "The other important question when it comes to representation is the marginalized groups. There is no clear legal definition of what “a marginalized group” in a particular county is. The last nominations across the political parties were done haphazardly. This was somehow because people had never understood the power of the county assemblies. In the last elections few people were left in the political party offices to pick names. There are cases where governor candidates were lucky. They became the ones who picked the names. So, they are enjoying the support they need in the county assemblies. But there are some counties where the governor had no say in those who were being nominated. Someone else, perhaps his competitor had a say. Now that competitor is pulling the strings politically because they had a say in the people who were being nominated. The transparency about how people are going to be nominated in the county assemblies needs to be clear. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to amend the Elections Act to give enough time for parties to agree on the list of the people being nominated and spread it across the"
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