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    "id": 973915,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Cheptumo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to oppose this amendment. The mischief that Hon. Kioni is trying to address is the fear that the process of nominations is abused. But if you look at what we recently put in law, before the 2017 elections the names of people to be nominated were actually submitted after elections. But that mischief was addressed, because now political parties are supposed to submit the names before elections. That is part of the way we have been able to deal with the mischief that Hon. Kioni is trying to address. Secondly, I want to agree with the sentiments by Members. Whether you have an election board or a committee to look at these issues, ultimately the leadership will take the lead in terms of determining who should be nominated. Nominated Members have certain roles they play in their respective parties. They assist the party in terms of campaigns and so on. I do not think the business of girlfriends, boyfriends and so on is a major issue. What is important for us is to ensure that we allow political parties to deal with their issues because they are internal matters. Political parties are now becoming serious in ensuring that those nominated are able to serve the interests of the parties. I think this mischief has already been addressed. I oppose."
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