{"id":826488,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/826488/?format=json","text_counter":278,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mandera West, EFP","speaker_title":"Hon. Yussuf Adan","speaker":{"id":13420,"legal_name":"Adan Haji Yussuf","slug":"adan-haji-yussuf-2"},"content":"Political party independence, which is very important, is based on its funding. A political party which does not have funds cannot be independent. It will always look for a way of surviving. There are regulations which say that we must have 24 offices in 24 counties in this country. To run one office of a political party requires enormous amount of money but the regulation says that you must have 24 offices. Just imagine a party like mine, the EFP, which is being forced to come up with 24 political party offices in this country. I have only five Members of Parliament, who contribute some money to the party. I am forced to sell my camels in order to fulfil those regulations. That has to be looked into in future."}