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    "id": 567742,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose the amendment. On the issue of giving political parties money, we are not here to give everybody money. Even the big parties have grown from small to big. I know that they have been looking for money to improve their systems so that they can attract more people to join them. We should not bring in the issue of giving money to political parties. Instead, we should look at the best ways of improving the integrity of the party leaderships. We also need to look at the systems and structures that will help in ensuring that nobody is rigged out during elections. This can be improved before elections. Monies given to political parties are supposed to help them put up offices and undertake programmes to improve on what they do. Political parties can use alternative strategies to raise money for such purposes instead of fighting for the little money from the political parties fund. People can approach the various development partners who are interested in ensuring that we have democracy in our political parties. The small parties should look at the best ways of strengthen their system and structures instead of fighting for the little money from the Political Parties Fund. From the discussion, it is clear that the people who have a serious problem with the proposed amendments to this Bill are those in Opposition. In the Jubilee Coaltion, we already have structures to ensure that the money that comes to the political parties---."
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