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    "id": 566590,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/566590/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohammed Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose the amendments. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, democracy does not mean having many parties but rather, conviction and patriotism among the citizenry. Our Constitution provides that if candidates seeking certain party tickets feel aggrieved, they can be independent candidates. Therefore, having many parties will not help. If a party cannot raise five candidates, then there is no need for having many parties. Bigger democracies like India, the United States of America (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have very few parties. Having many parties will cause disharmony and ethnicity, and it will not help this country. This country has enough pending bills. It is experiencing budgetary deficits. Having household names on lists of political parties will not support this country’s economy. Therefore, we need to introduce amendments that will enhance democracy within big political parties like CORD and Jubilee, so that members can have a level playing ground within them. Having 60 parties will not help this country."
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