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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Therefore, because of this amendment, I will support this Report with reservation. We are the people to move the country progressively. We always operate at 100 per cent. If you look at this House today, you will see that the members who “party hopped” and made it to this House are statistically not more than 5 per cent. Many others “party hopped” but they never made it to this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Spaker, we were seven women during the election. When six were defeated in the nominations, they joined other parties. The six garnered 50,000 votes and I was elected with almost 200,000 votes. So, they still never made it to this House. When we talk about 5 per cent, I have to put this question to these members and I want to remain on record. Do we want to take the larger percentage of the country or the smaller percentage? This is because 95 per cent will make it to this House after nomination, while 5 per cent will make it to this House after party hopping. Do we want to go with the 5 per cent or with the 95 per cent? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these are fundamental questions that every leader with a bigger picture--- Every leader would like the Jubilee Party to be like the Republican, the Democratic, the Conservative or the Labour parties. These are fundamental questions that we must ask ourselves."
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