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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to oppose this amendment and urge the Committee to withdraw it on the basis that, as we were looking through this Bill, it became very clear that obligating people to carry a voter’s card in addition to an identification card has been abused in the past, with all those voters cards being bought and we have seen that in every election. The only document that cannot be bought off, if you want a clean election, is the identity card. Because all the details in the voters register emanate from the identity card, carrying a voter’s card does not add value to the electoral process. We went through this and even looked at the position where the identify card will eventually, in future, incorporate a voter’s card and a driving licence within it. So, one document will identify the person. Just for avoidance of doubt and to apprise hon. Members, when you go to the voting station, you are asked for your identity card. Using the identity card, they will look for your name in the register. The voter’s card contains the exact information as in your identity card, but has the added mischief of being bought by opponents - and you know that happens - and people are then told that they cannot vote because you do not have a voter’s card and yet, it is not part of the registration. So, that is why we had suggested that we remove that voter’s card and let people only produce their identification document and their name are on the register."
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