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    "id": 973843,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/973843/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in addition to what Hon. Anthony Oluoch has said regarding these amendments to various statutes which I do not think are necessary, I also want to add… The beginning of the amendment states that to promote representation of the marginalised groups, the parties are supposed to provide funding for civic education, capacity building, facilitating party candidates in campaigns, publicity and such other measures as may be approved by the Registrar. That makes sense and it is good. Even the law now requires that at least 30 per cent of the funding to political parties should be used in these marginalised groups. However, if you look under paragraph (b) and more particularly part (ii), it says that a person shall benefit from the provisions of this paragraph where the person is seeking to be elected for his or her first term in Parliament. Why do you stop a party if it decides to fund a particular candidate? A party may feel that their candidate, say, in Suba requires support so that he or she can win that seat. But because that candidate is not contesting for the first time, the party will not give the funding. What kind of legislation is that? So, it does not make sense. That is why I am saying that making amendments to an Act of Parliament using other Acts sometimes becomes very untidy. I oppose."
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