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    "id": 775442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Hon.) Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In terms of our Constitution, a party becomes a party of this House if it has more than 5 per cent representation in this House. The WDM-K has more than 5 per cent. When you look at the requirement of who should communicate to this House in terms of commissioners, it is a political party. The WDM-K is a political party. So, I take offence when I hear leaders - I have a lot of respect for our leaders in the coalition - speak badly. There has been a tendency where Members in this House, who have only served one term or more, end up abusing the party leader of WDM-K. He has been in this House for 28 years. I think we need to respect him. We do not have any angel in this coalition. Some of us never abuse other leaders. They will never abuse them because we respect our leaders. We are not going to take it lightly as the house of WDM-K to see our leader being abused every day, even by people who have not defended their positions even once and won. I plead for respect for the WDM-K. We respect all our partners. We demand respect. If we are not respected, we have the capacity to also abuse. We have the capacity to say all the things being said against the WDM-K. Let nobody undermine the WDM-K. In terms of membership, we are up to the task. I want to promise this House… You know, when you want to seduce a girl and the girl keeps on running away from you, you can always think about an alternative. Let people not think that we do not have an alternative."
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