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    "id": 662979,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this chance. I rise to support this Bill for the following reasons. First, this is something that the Senate Minority Leader alluded to in his long speech, though he contradicted himself by appearing to push the case for what I will refer to as “smaller” political parties. Probably, he thinks that the sponsors of the Bill have been sponsored. He was quite clear in his opening remarks that this Bill has been sponsored by the Jubilee Government so as to put through the eminent merger between the parties that are therein. For whatever reason, in all our engagements as political leaders, it should be our desire to see that we move this country forward and navigate through the many challenges that we face during our time. We know that political parties are the foundation upon which governments are founded. This is an extremely noble attempt to collapse what I will refer to as “smaller” parties into one distinct and unique conglomeration of ideas, philosophies and people, so that you get something that is distinct and beyond individuals as it is the case right now. It is my hope that with the passage of this Bill, the long dream that we have had for a long time will come true. Therefore, we will begin to build political parties that can transcend sudden leaderships of particular individuals and that this is a step in the right direction. When you look at the situation as it is in the country right now, you will realise that conflicts that we face are as a result of the stands that have been taken by majority of Kenyans. You will understand that there is very little independence of thought, but very much of borrowing of ideas from what the leaders of political parties are stating. That is not the case in mature democracies. A political party has a blueprint and ideals that they live by and party leaders try to lead by those ideals. In Kenya, the reverse is true. This is one of the things that I believe this Bill will cure very well. For that reason, I want to lend all my support in all ways possible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, we have been through the cycle about the two-thirds gender rule and the inclusion of women in the leadership of political parties. This is something that any progressive leader should support. All Members that are in this House, or at least the majority of us, have been through political party nominations and we know how difficult it can be even for us men. We will be deceiving ourselves to front our women and expect that they will come out strongly. We know the rules of 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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