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    "id": 676185,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/676185/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "The second thing I hope to look at and that is why I am opposing this Bill for now is that we ought to look at the construct. We have agreed and owned up that Kenya is a fairly tribal society. Is it possible and fair that, for example, for those of us who are from El Molo, Rendille, the Ilchamus communities in a presidential system can rise and become presidents and leaders of this country where we have two conglomerations of big tribes as leaders of this country? It is time we thought about minorities of this country, people with disability, people from small communities and people who ordinarily have talent and people who because of the electoral structure and electoral form might not rise to leadership. Part of the electoral reform we ought to be discussing is that which responds and is in accordance with the aspirations of the Kenyan people. So, I agree that this particular Bill has very interesting provisions. One of them is on the part-time commissioners. This is a good thing. The other is the clause that deals with members of the secretariat. It is true that some members of the secretariat have engaged in other issues. But, we have seen how some vetting in this country has proceeded. Sometimes it is very skewed. Civil servants and people who work in the secretariat of various organisations ought to be given fair treatment so that if, for example, someone has made mistakes or engaged in theft or corruption, there are laws in the country that should be used to charge them."
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