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    "id": 1126319,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it will be important for Sen. Moi, alongside the Members of this Committee to, perhaps, as they continue with their work, invite the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) together with Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) so that we can be informed how many of the 40,000 polling stations in Kenya continue to have this challenge. We should not go the elections with polling stations that do not have connectivity at all. At this particular point it is important to be connected. I believe that there are other secondary measures that can be deployed by IEBC - this Fund can provide tools to carry out that particular exercise - you are sure that on 9th August when Kenyans go to the elections, each of the 40,0000 plus polling stations across the country will have good connectivity and the results will be relayed real-time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this business of having to wait until two or three days later should be a thing of the past. If you are able to unlock that potential so that the following day on 10th August, if that was to succeed, by 9:00 p.m., we should be able to know who has won and who has lost and perhaps wait for verification. How long does it take? You know by the regulations of IEBC, there is no polling station that should have more than 700 voters. If it is a center, then it is not more than 10 or so. Within a few minutes of counting, the same should be able to be relayed and this Universal Service Fund should be able to bypass because elections are an important part of our society and this Fund, which is available for this particular use needs to be appropriately deployed so that we enjoy its benefits. The last comment is the issue that was spoken to by Sen. Sakaja; the taxi alien applications. This is part of the report that we expect from you Sen. Wambua because"
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