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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak to this important mediated version of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. The mediated version imposes conditions that can only be met by few parties. The threshold is 20 Members of Parliament, three Senators, three governors and 40 MCAs. One of the objectives of the Political Parties Act is to assist in the development of democracy in this country and more particularly, to encourage political parties to develop their ability to win and not just to exist in the Register of Political Parties. This mediated version, therefore, recognises political parties that have regulated themselves in a way that substantially meets the requirements of the Constitution with regard to political parties and that enables them to attract more supporters. The biggest challenge we have had in this country with regard to political parties is poor internal governance in the way they handle nominations and conduct elections. Political parties that do not uphold internal party democracy and generally meet the objectives of the Constitution will be very disadvantaged in terms of meeting this criterion. Small political parties or briefcase political parties have been one of the main features in the political landscape of this country. It is time we discouraged the lone ranger political parties The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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