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    "id": 567707,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/567707/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "You are either a serious opposition political party or you are in Government. You cannot have your cake and eat it. The amendment is saying that if I lose in the next election, I will go look for a political party and the money that I will get from a political party will help me. In fact, Kenyans will not even look for jobs. They will form political parties in order to make money. Everywhere in the world, the essence of the formation of political party is to acquire political power, to form government or be a very strong alternative voice of government. This amendment wants to create business for political parties. Secondly and finally, there was a petition which was taken before Judge Majanja. This was Petition No.436 of 2013. It was entitled Political Parties’ Forum Coalition and Three Others Versus the Registrar of Political Parties. This petition was about the same amendment that this Bill is bringing. Political party coalitions went to court and said: “We want to reduce you because you cannot discriminate against us.” I want to read to the house what Judge Majanja ruled, if you allow me. The petitioner said it was unconstitutional because some small political parties were being discriminated. The judge said: “Where Parliament is vested with authority to legislate the court will not interfere”. This is true. He said Article 94 as read together with Article 92 of the Constitution has vested Parliament with the mandate to enact legislation governing the management and funding of political parties fund. As a result, Parliament now has established a criterion for eligibility of public funding under Section 25 of the Act. The judge is saying that it is you people who went and created this law. Just because you lost in the nomination of TNA, and you were very lucky in URP or in ODM because God the Almighty was on your side and you won in a small party does not make you amend the law. Just because you decided to form a tribal party and you got only 14 MPs from your community does not make you amend the law. We must make laws for posterity. We must make laws---"
}