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    "content": "capacity for them to continue to build a national outlook. It is important to have parties that have a national outlook but compete on the strength of ideas. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, future amendments must compel parties to demonstrate what kind of value system or ideals that they represent in politics. The ideals of value system that we represent in politics are not too many. There are those who are utopian in terms of their capitalism. They believe in development about showing us roads and forget the whole arena of governance that is a complete world view about development. Countries that have developed faster and better than Kenya are countries that have their governance right. They enjoy good governance, their judicial systems are working, their police systems are working and so on. So, development is a complete phenomenon and you cannot tell us that you are developed because you have built a road or a railway for us. Look at the Arab spring, the Arabs have done more in terms of infrastructure than any other African country, but that did not stop them from asking for freedom. We have very narrow views of development and even that is reflected in our political culture. That is why we say it is not enough to tell us “keep quiet” so that we can develop this country when you do everything in transgression and ultra vires to the Constitution of the Republic. The Constitution of the Republic must guide our development. It must guide our Governors in their day today’s operations. It must also guide our social and political conduct. We need to have parties that can demonstrate what they believe in. Parties manifest themselves in various forms. It is not true to say that we do not believe in anything or that the parties are not dissimilar just because they rally around tribes. Parties also largely borrow from the value systems of the leadership of those parties. Look at what hon. Raila represents and you will find it manifest in the party; look at what the former Vice President, hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, represents, you will find it manifest in the party; look at what hon. Wetangula represents, you will find it manifest in the party and, likewise, look at what hon. Uhuru represents and you will find it manifest and dominant point of view in his party. Look at what hon. William Ruto represents and you will find that, that is the dominant point of view within the party. So, even if they do not believe in something, their ideas in terms of what governance is all about, is reflected within those parties. Therefore, that is why I believe that we are two separate and distinct visions of how to run this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale will put some bit more thinking into this legislation or maybe we can also propose amendments as this House so that we can improve on this Bill."
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