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    "content": "This is the second amendment that we have processed in the one year that I have been in this House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my final comment - so that I can allow the Mover to comment on this - is on the process of consultation before merger. The Act is fairly docile on that. It says that parties can merge in accordance with their constitutions. Do we confirm that the constitutions represent the aspirations of the people? Do the constitutions have provisions that will take care of the concern that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has raised; that it is important that under Article 1, where sovereignty belongs to the people - when the people have elected their members on the platform or a ticket of a political party - the constitution of that political party still takes it back to them so that there is another way for them to affirm and agree that indeed the merger can proceed? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we will have to converse and have some amendments to this particular Act. However, in general, looking at the principles, I support and I am happy that once this merger is undertaken, there will be a reorganization of minority and majority sides not just in the National Assembly and the Senate but also in the county assemblies throughout the country. I pray and believe that a lot of the people who are being cajoled to enter into these super parties shall opt to remain independent and that will tilt the balance of favour in many county assemblies. I also hope that it will tilt the balance in the Senate so that the Majority Leader can now become the Minority Leader because not everyone will follow him to the new party. I beg to support."
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