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    "id": 650865,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I almost considered it during Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s proposal. However, I noticed that I am new in politics. I am now realizing that if you are called a party leader, you carry some weight. For example, in political gatherings and everywhere else, political leaders are accorded that title. I also want to be called a party leader in view of my seniority. Therefore, what better thing than to form a political party and ensure I am elected. If I visit Nandi County and there are many speakers, for example, MPs and other leaders, while being addressed they will say, “now let us go to the party leaders.” Therefore, I will also stand up and speak as a party leader. If I could be tempted to do that, how many more in the country would be tempted to form political parties? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that would be the end of our multiparty system. One can set the threshold low or very high. The current regulations have set it too high to the extent that only the top three political parties can access funding. Therefore, we want to strike the balance, not too low and not too high; just enough to create a multiparty democratic State. According to the mediated version, it had been provided for that if a political party gets 5 per cent of the votes cast in the preceding elections, it will get through. According to the current Constitution, the only political parties that got more than 5 per cent were:- (1) The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). (2) The National Alliance (TNA). (3) The United Republican Party (URP). They are the only ones which qualified. All the rest did not qualify because of that 5 per cent requirement. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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