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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "We have the history of ODM. I was a member of ODM and I know it dates back to numerous steps. Should it not have been so and should it not have been built that way, it definitely would not have been a big party. We know the TNA came up towards the last days to the elections. It was built as a conglomerate by a few people who had money; thank the Lord that they had it that time. What happens to those people who do not have money but have ideas? You need to get a fallback. You need to have somewhere to originate and grow. This is a very noble idea and we must support small parties to pick up and grow. However, I will be making proposing amendments during the Committee of the whole House. As much as Hon. Chris has proposed that there is the 2 per cent and 5 percent Members of Parliament meaning the National Assembly and the Senate or governors and the rest, I will be making a proposal to that effect and say: “As long as you are represented in the National Assembly, you are a party with a representation in the National Assembly.” Let it be that you are a representative of your mother party. We cannot now say that we go back and set some discrimination which is also against the Constitution. Therefore, I will be coming up with that amendment and I will move it during the Committee of the whole House. There is the issue of ownership of political parties. Many a times, they have been like private clubs. Most political parties have been run purely as a private members’ club. What has made it difficult that these political parties can now open up the space? It is only when they are funded that there is going to be regulations and audit. The political parties will report to this House on the transactions and how they have used the monies they were given. Therefore, the space will be open and members will enjoy the freedom of the money which they have been given and we eliminate patronage from political parties. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to---"
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