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    "id": 850574,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/850574/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "come in. It would also ensure a fair playing field for most parties. When Hon. Duale was speaking… Nowadays, because of the handshake, we are not hitting each other very hard. However, I am sure that if it was before the handshake, he would have really hit us on the issue of party primaries. The Jubilee tried to some level because they gained over and above more resources than other parties because of where they were placed by history; that they were at a place at a time where they got resources and fair share when other parties did not get. If every party can get their fair share, then they should conduct their nominations fairly and freely. Sometimes what we expect political parties to do is almost impossible. Look at the way national elections are conducted; the electoral commission is unable to undertake a process that people feel even 60 per cent comfortable with. Therefore, we expect political parties to undertake party primaries that are even more contested than national elections. With the little resources, we should not expect to get good results. If we want our political parties to mature, to perform and be inclusive, then we must ensure that we give them enough resources. That will help them to professionalise and undertake the mandate that political parties should be taking by law."
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