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    "id": 567734,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muia",
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        "legal_name": "Regina Nthambi Muia",
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    "content": "Hon. A.B. Duale has talked about democracy but our political parties have no democracy. He has also talked about other countries where there is democracy. During nomination, people sit somewhere at a corner and even when you are doing very well, you are denied a certificate. So, we also need other political parties to be funded so that they can give people a safe landing during nominations. As a woman, I know what goes on in political parties. There is no democracy. They always think that women cannot make it. Mostly, women are denied certificates. You have heard very many Members of Parliament talking of what happened at the eleventh hour. We should bring a Bill to the Floor of this House to the effect that we will be given 24 hours so that once you are denied a certificate, you can get another political party where you get a certificate and move on. If you walk with Hon. Sakaja today or you are seen eating lunch with him, the following day he is told that he is a Jubilee mole, a rebel and not faithful to the party. You are put in those black books and when time for nomination comes, you hear that this one has not been straight. So, you are denied a ticket by that political party. We want several parties to be funded so that they can compete. We want democracy. There is no democracy in those big political parties. It depends with who you are, who you kneel down to and who is your---"
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