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    "id": 1480984,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "usually say, per polling station or centre, although they use classrooms because we usually primary schools. There are places like Nairobi and other places where there is a huge population and the IEBC will be given the leeway to increase the number of polling stations to allow efficiency. This is because, sometimes, some votes will have challenges of sicknesses, disabled, expectant and others are sickly and they will be given priority. We would not want the scenario of the githeri man where a man will queue with githeri and get a Head of State commendation, while some people who have worked for this country have never seen such a commendation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want to reduce and ensure that we give that latitude to the IEBC and it should be gazetted. We also need to have a timeline on when it can be gazetted. With new Clause 39, the Commission shall determine, declare and publish results of elections immediately after the close of polling results; shall be declared at the polling station and it will be final. This issue has been canvassed in the court of law for the longest time possible. The law has always said that the results declared at the polling station shall be final. I am happy that the new Section 39 that is being introduced declares that the polling station shall be final. This is so that we avoid stuffing of ballot papers. If you move from one polling station, like from St. Francis Girls Secondary Cheptarit polling station in Mosoriot to Ndaptabwa Primary School, you know during elections, Satan is always active. He is always perambulating and gallivanting."
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