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    "id": 826507,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/826507/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Christine Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "works that can help small parties get something. What is critical in every party is to be able to sell themselves, their policy, their agenda and what they want to do when you take over leadership. They need to be supported to spread their word because they may be better than bigger parties, anyway. Small parties grow into bigger ones. So, we need to encourage small parties. We should not lose hope but when their funds and their formula works well for them, why not give them funds to improve and grow! At the same time bigger parties must also not own the funds that they have. They should always display what they have and how to spread it and how to utilise it. More importantly, I have seen that parties need to go to the ground. They need to devolve the parties up to the grassroots level. It tends to become more expensive when a party has a presidential candidate. That is where the party spends a lot more of money. The presidential candidate should never spend money from his or her pocket. That is what happens worldwide. Your presidential candidate is supported by the party and by the members because party members want him to win the election. So, there is need to pump more monies into these parties. Therefore, the Government should think of supporting political parties. Currently, political parties receive their funding from the membership and well-wishers. Some parties also get money from abroad. They get money from well-wishers who are not necessarily from the countries but from foreign bodies. Even this should be audited. How much do you receive from a foreign country, what interest do they have in a local party here? Everything needs to be audited here. It is not just the money that comes from the State. Party Members also contribute to that and the funds that come from outside the country. Otherwise, I appreciate the work that has gone into this Report. It is a demonstration that parties are ready to have their books audited and they are transparent and therefore, there should be no fear that once funds are disbursed to parties, the money will get lost. Thank you and that is my contribution to this Report."
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