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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to comment on the Motion and to support the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. Before I get to the details of this particular Motion and the Report of the Mediation Committee, allow me to pass my condolences to the family, friends and the nation on the sad demise of Mama Lucy Kibaki who was the third First Lady of this country. Nowadays, there are some characters who operate from the belly of the State House bearing titles like Presidential Communication Unit but what they basically do is to spew propaganda and hate speech against political opponents. If Mama Lucy was still alive, I am very sure that she would not have allowed such characters to operate from the State House and desecrate the sanctity of the State House. We, therefore, miss her and may her soul rest in peace. For the sake of the good she did, I urge all the political combatants in this nation to unite and make sure she gets a befitting send-off. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a previous speaker on the Floor raised a question about the constitutionality of having an acting Registrar of Political Parties. Section 34 of the Political Parties Act is very clear on this matter. It says very clearly that; “The President shall, within a period of not later than 110 days prior to the first general elections under the Constitution---” The Act is extremely clear and provides the number of days within which the President is expected to set up a selection committee that will give this nation a substantive Registrar of Political Parties. For us to operate with an acting Registrar of Political Parties so many years down the line, the blame and the failure lies squarely in the hands of the President who is the Head of State. There cannot be pussyfooting about this. The President takes the blame for the fact that we have an acting Registrar of Political Parties because the law is extremely clear and provides him with the number of days within which he was expected to do that. Going further to the substance of the amendment that was proposed and further mediated upon by the two Houses, if you look at the current Political Parties Act, it sets aside 0.3 per cent of the national revenue to go into the Political Parties Fund. The Act is quite clear and it says not less than 0.3 per cent. So, our expectation is that when the Registrar of Political Parties or the Treasury computes amounts to be paid into this Fund, they should show some magnanimity and make sure that the allocation goes beyond the 0.3 per cent. Just a few days back, we were looking at the Division of Revenue Bill and we accepted to use a benchmark of Kshs935 billion as Audited National Revenue for 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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