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    "id": 648628,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/648628/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
        "slug": "samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"
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    "content": "– Vice Chairman, MP; Hon. Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen, MP; Hon. Njoroge Baiya, MP; Hon. Sen. Stephen Sang, MP; Hon. Timothy Bosire, MP; Hon. Sen. Bonny Khalwale, MP; and, Hon. Daniel Maanzo, MP. We considered the proposed amendment by Hon. Khalwale, together with the resolution of this House and we came to the conclusion that the threshold that had been proposed in the amendment by Hon. Khalwale was too low. It was not, in our view, encouraging the formation of strong parties. We thought that this provision needed to be strengthened so that we encourage the formation of strong parties that will ensure democracy is engendered in this country and Kenyans benefit from effective and efficient political competition. As you know, we have a total of 53 registered political parties. Some do not even have a single Member of Parliament in this House. We will be making some proposals that will be included in the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. We will require a political party that does not produce a Member of Parliament or MCA to cease to exist in the next elections, unless it shows that it is able to compete effectively. The import of the amendment is to amend Section 25 of the Political Parties Act, 2011 by deleting the word “five” appearing in paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the word “three”, We are also seeking that paragraph (b) is included to read as follows: “(b) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b)- (c) the party does not have at least-” Hon. Speaker, what we are seeking here is that, if a party wants to participate in the Political Parties’ Fund, it must meet a certain criterion. Any party that will participate in this Fund must have at least twenty elected members of the National Assembly; three elected members of the Senate; three elected governors; and forty MCAs."
}