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    "id": 946173,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Members of Parliament to grow. My party, the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya (FORD-Kenya) is not a small party. It is the second oldest party after KANU in Kenya. It has a number of Members of Parliament. We are 17 Member of Parliament if you add my party leader, the Senator. However, they keep referring to us as a small party with about 80 MCAs. We do not get anything from the Political Parties Fund. I am concerned because that is my political party. This law is good and it will help to address these issues. The other bit I want to mention before I allow my colleagues to make their contributions on this, is that this House has been blamed for not acting to ensure that the law on special interest groups is passed and other laws that will effect the Constitution. We have worked round the clock. I thank the Chairperson for his leadership and my colleagues in the Committee who ensured that the Committee performed its function. Indeed, we are committed. We would like to see that the other legislative pieces that are on the way come before this House. I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker, for supporting us and giving us an able Clerk. After the changes, we have a good Clerk. Hon. Speaker, I am hoping that with your support, as you have done previously, we should be able to bring amendments to the Constitution. We spoke to you about them when we paid you a courtesy call. The current disconnect between the Executive and the National Assembly should be dealt with. We need to undertake other steps to ensure that we bring laws that will enhance that relationship. The Executive should know what the Legislature is doing and the Legislature should know what the Executive is doing. That relationship should be assured, so that the people of Kenya are given adequate service and representation. We will put the Executive to account before the House. If you can remember what we used to have in the past, Ministers were put to task by Members in the House. They were accountable to Parliament and the people of Kenya. I wish to second. Thank you."
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