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    "id": 945139,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " In Western Kenya for instance, if I look at the entire Bungoma since its inception in 1963 and even before in Kakamega, Vihiga and its environs…That is why I congratulate the people of Rift Valley. They have never elected a female representative to this House. We thank Busia that gave us a few ladies like Julia Ojiambo. As we mitigate that area, it would be very important that we see how this financing will go against the cultures and beliefs of people. I do not mean that there are certain people who do not believe. It is a cultural practice, but I had to bring it out as clearly as I have done. I wish to comment on the issue of how the law proposes to distribute funds to political parties. The law states that we shall give 50 per cent of the funds to the two largest political parties. With due respect, Chair and the Committee, you were influenced by the circumstances of the times whereby we have the two largest political parties or coalitions. This may not be the case forever. The definition of the word “largest” is infinity itself. How shall we define properly and quantitatively the largest party or coalition? We have to redefine it based on what this political party would have achieved and not just the word “largest”. It is fairly simplistic, easy and casual. We have to define it in the perspective of how many seats it has or what percentage of the voters the political party would have achieved to benefit from the 50 per cent of the funds. Do they then deserve that lion’s share? We are talking about first-past-the-post. We may have a situation whereby the two largest political parties control only a majority that is less than or just about a third of the votes in Kenya. That can arise. I am happy the Chair of this Committee is a lawyer and, therefore, I thought I should bring that out. I am brave enough to think that apart from the issue of women, because they are very strong people in the society, especially from where I come from among the Banyore and Maragoli communities, without women… Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I can see my time is almost up. I support the Bill but will be proposing several amendments to help make the law stronger."
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