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    "id": 927998,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/927998/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Otherwise, I support the Committee. They have done a very good job. As we move forward and since the Punguza Mizigo Initiative and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) are going on, very soon, the immediate likely assignment the IEBC is supposed to do is to conduct a referendum. Hon. Junet says that we should oppose the Punguza Mizigo because we cannot reduce representation all over the world. You cannot turn counties into constituencies. That is completely out of order. You cannot claim that wards are supposed to remain yet constituencies have to be converted to wards. It is important for us to look at the Bill that has gone through wide consultation. It is a Bill that has gone through public participation and all-inclusive consultation like the BBI, which is composed of both the Opposition and the Government sides. We want Bills which are all inclusive, so that we do not have a headache if the referendum will be there. I am not saying it will be there, but if it will be, why not? Some of us want the parliamentary system, so that Cabinet Secretaries come from the House. We do not want Cabinet secretaries who do not respect Parliament. I know I have talked too much. I support the Bill and we are going to bring some amendments when it comes to the Committee of the whole House. I support."
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