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    "id": 676126,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "I was a founder member of some political parties many years ago. Two years down the line, the objectives and aspirations that took me to those parties were not tenable. They became dictatorial and violent. They do not believe in development. They believe in poverty, hero worship and a cult system. I believe in the living God. I am a very religious man. I believe in enjoying my democratic space. I left that party with many of my colleagues. I am happy Hon. Ababu Namwamba is here. Do not be intimidated. You have a future. There is a culture of buying leaders. What is the price of a Member of Parliament? Some of the people saying that Members of Parliament have been bought do not even know what the price is because they have not even done some business and accounting courses. You do not insult leaders that they have been bought. In democratic societies, every political party, whether in Government or in Opposition, woo voters and sell their ideologies and development records to voters. The culture of either you are with me or you are my enemy is very outdated, backward and uncivilized. I want to say it for free that if you enslave your community, you have no powers to extend that to other communities. You cannot. Just enslave your community, region and party, but you cannot enslave Hon. Duale. We must make the law whether people like it or not. I represent people. I must participate in law-making. You cannot gag us. Ultimately, if members of the IEBC have to leave, there must be a law. Just because Sen. Kiraitu Murungi, Sen. James Orengo and 12 other Members are sitting somewhere for 30 days, so I go sit in my House and do not come to Parliament? Give us a break. We are leaders. Those who are caught with their pants down are those who are always involved in violence. Those of us who are sober, our pants are intact always. When you fight, when you throw stones, when you throw shoes, I can tell Hon. Jakoyo, always your pants will be on the floor. I am telling you. 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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