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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill by the young Sen. Wangari. I want to reiterate the point that Sen. Murkomen was making about the role of political parties in exercising what I call proportional representation, not just in counties, but in Parliament as well. This word “nomination” is, perhaps, having a funny connotation. I think what we are trying to do in this process, according to the Constitution, is some amount of proportional representation; that parties nominate people according to certain criteria proportionally in line with their strength either in the county assemblies or in the National Assembly. So, in a sense, this is really proportional representation on party lists. I agree with Sen. Murkomen that next time, there should be more time and more proper consultations in order for people to be nominated to these bodies properly. Last time, I remember as the Secretary General of the biggest and most dynamic party in this nation, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), we had to spend almost 24 hours trying to sort out lists of nominees on a full time basis, but we still did not really do a perfect job. On the other hand, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), had another problem in trying to collaborate or to work with parties in this process. They were rather rigid in the way they applied the law; they became Pharisees in their own profession and I think this made things rather difficult. So, I think if these issues can be ironed out, it will be better for all of us."
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