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    "id": 692305,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/692305/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and support the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.37 of 2016). As my neighbour, I would want to first of all congratulate you for the seat that you are currently occupying. From the look of things and from the way you are conducting the proceedings; you are, indeed, a very good Temporary Speaker. I also want to congratulate Sen. Orengo and Sen. Murungi and all Members who were in the bi-partisan Committee of the National Assembly and the Senate for the good work they did. However, I do not support the clause on party hopping because it denies us our democratic right to decide which party we would want to be in. There will be many people and good legislators who will be denied the right of coming to Parliament simply because of the clause on party hopping. This means that only the big parties in this country will have a chance to have supporters and legislators in the House. The small parties will have been denied that chance. I support the Bill, but in future, we need to relook at this clause of gagging legislators by allowing only the big parties to conduct the Business of the House."
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