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    "id": 997234,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/997234/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "committees, if there will be any other role in terms of agreements with any other parties and whether Members can be de-whipped? For example, let us assume that Hon. Ochieng’ came in with his Movement for Democracy and Growth Party and the only slot he has is in the Catering Committee. Then he negotiates with ODM to go to the Departmental Committee on Health. If he says he is not interested in ODM, ODM should de-whip him from the Committee. Even though he chose that Committee, it was a slot for ODM. There are many intricacies that we still need to look into. Finally, Hon. Ochieng referred to the issue of encouraging bigger parties to practice rule of law when they are assigning slots. Unfortunately, that is the reality of democracy in life. You cannot have your cake and eat it. If you are in a bigger party, you get benefits. If you are in a small party, you get some benefits which are equivalent to the smallness of your party. So, if the bigger parties choose that they want to assign to you the Catering Committee – if you will be making sure that you are taking good care of us – it will not be bad. But if you want to be in the Departmental Committee on Health, you need to be in a bigger party. Thank you."
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