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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Motion for the adoption of this Report. I also belong to a political party that has had problems in the past. The party of FORD(K) is one of the parties whose matters are pending before Registrar of Political Parties for arbitration. However, there has not been a tribunal in place to arbitrate between members of this party and we are very glad to note that, finally, we have an effort towards putting this tribunal in place. Looking at the names presented, they are very, very qualified Kenyans of high integrity; they are lawyers that have practised for many years and have an impeccable record that I know of personally. Peter Simani and Chacha Odera, I have no doubt that they will very ably discharge the functions that will be bestowed upon them by law. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also very important that we have in place a dispute resolution mechanism that can expedite the resolution of disputes. Speaking about my party, we have been to court many times and many of the disputes before the High Court, because of the heavy backlog of cases, we have taken years to complete. However, Section 7 gives a maximum period within which a dispute can be determined by the Tribunal that we are putting in place. Under Section 7 of the Political Parties Act, any dispute presented before the Tribunal must be determined within three months. That is the maximum. Indeed, looking at what has happened in this country before, political disputes are very hot matters that need to be resolved. Unless they are resolved, they can resort to violence and chaos and, therefore, having put this Tribunal in place, we would avoid chaos in this country. Anyone aggrieved either within the party or between parties will now have a tribunal and a forum to go and ventilate and have their disputes resolved. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most importantly, we are looking at the future of political parties in this country under the new political and constitutional dispensation. Looking at Article 4 of the Constitution, you will appreciate the importance of political parties. Article 4 provides that:- “The Republic of Kenya shall be a multi-party democratic State founded on the national values and principles of governance referred to in Article 10.” Indeed, this is the democracy, as provided under Article 4 that must be founded on national values. When you go to Article 10, you will find the national values that have been set out on which political parties will be based. Under Article 10, the political parties will be vehicles through which, as a society and as a nation, we shall realize our national values and aspirations."
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