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    "id": 1049427,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Ogutu",
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        "legal_name": "Zadoc Abel Ogutu",
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    "content": "board so that they all understand what they are doing and what is happening in this country. You might be surprised to learn that a number of people in this country right now do not know anything about the amendments we are talking about, the various political transformations, and the BBI. They may not know just because they have no access to the right information. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, technology is at our fingertips, but we do not seem to embrace it to ensure that we can promote some of these weaker areas when it comes to referendum and voting. We have come up with costs that are very worrying just because we have ignored to embrace technology that is available with us. Electronic voting has been a good indication on how much we can cut down the costs. I believe it is necessary for the Government to invest more on technology to ensure that it cuts across all the sectors, all the communities and all the groups. Even when we talk about electronic voting, come 2022, we will have enough communities that have no access to this type of voting because either there is no power or the power transmission is not sustainable. We want to move forward as a country to ensure that these exercises are inclusive. So, we must think about how to bring on board those disadvantaged groups which go beyond the physical disadvantages and mental disadvantages to what we call literacy disadvantages. With those few remarks, I support."
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