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    "id": 459384,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I just want to make one or two comments on this Bill cognisant of the fact that it is one of the Bills that have a timeframe within which they must be passed. I would just like to appeal to the Committee, and I speak as the chairman of a political party and a big political party at that, to kindly involve political parties as key stakeholders in this matter. Political parties have not been consulted at all. Even written submissions from political parties, especially on practical elements of this Bill should be forwarded to the Committee. As it is, and that is until amendments have been brought which I do not want to pre-empt, some of the provisions might not be very practical for political parties. For instance, the provision that during nomination certain committees on finances of candidates be set up is one of them. In the last election, for instance, in the National Alliance Party, we had almost 2,000 candidates at the nomination stage. In terms of the operational aspect of it, it might not be very practical. However, further from that I am sure that there are many other political parties that might have opinions because the Constitution has powers to include as much stakeholder participation as possible. So, I would just like to appeal to the Committee led by the very able Member, Chepkong’a to proactively write to all the political parties or even the major political parties. He should take them through the Bill in a workshop so that we can get some insights on the practical aspects of it. The aspiration to curb spending is a very noble aspiration. I remember in our campaigns and hon. Duale will attest to it, we said that we hope that we will not be creating political parties only for those who have millions in their accounts but for those with millions of ideas in their minds. Many young people may not make it to this House if people just spend as much as they have but let us also leave room for this Bill to be applied and implemented in the most practical manner. So, I would like to appeal between the Second and Third Reading, kindly"
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