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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I sat and listened to all people who were supporting. They must listen to me so that I inform the other Members. What is Hon. Chrisantus Wamalwa trying to amend? He is trying to amend Section 25 of the Political Parties Act. What does it say? Section 25(1)(a) says:- “The Fund shall be distributed as follows – (a) Ninety five per cent of the Fund proportionately by reference to the total number of votes secured by each political party in the preceding general election.” Section 25 (1) (b) says:- “Five per cent for the administration expenses of the Fund.” From the outset, even if one or five of you are elected to this House from one political party, you will find that the money does not come to you. It runs your political party. Members of Parliament were complaining that no money has come to them. The money that goes to TNA, URP and ODM does not trickle down to the individual Members of Parliament. This is because it is used to run the political parties. Why do I oppose? I was in the last Parliament. Under Section 25(2), the principle consideration in the disbursement of funds to political parties was to make sure that no political party is entitled to funding if that party has less than five per cent of the total number of votes in a preceding general election. We do not want to create political parties for business. That is number one. We do not want to have a situation where tomorrow I get a political party, I wait for fallout in the nomination, I get five Members of Parliament in this House, I open a very big office in Upper Hill and I get money. Political parties will act like a clearing agent. It will be like forming a small kiosk. So, let us delink political parties from business. Section 25(2)(b) says:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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