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    "id": 470705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/470705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "July 10, 2014 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. Murkomen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not want to say whether I support or oppose. I might abstain at some point. So, I just want to contribute to the Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, political parties are very important tools for democracy in this country. They must be moved from a one-man-shop to a corporate entity that is owned by Kenyans and the members. There are very serious issues related to the management of political parties in this country that led to the new Constitution, some of which Sen. Kajwang has mentioned. The history of this country shows very clearly that the political parties that were formed were strong. There are parties like the Democratic Party (DP) and we heard everywhere “taa! taa!” But as soon as the former President Mwai Kibaki, the then party leader, chairman or whatever position he held, wound up the party and joined a coalition that formed NARC, that party collapsed---"
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