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    "id": 27702,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/27702/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 114,
        "legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Bill. Without belaboring the point, I would like to make some observations that might be helpful to the Minister and the Committee in trying to see that this Bill is in line with not only the Constitution, but also the aspirations of Kenyans. I want to draw the attention of the Minister to Clause 5(2) of the Bill. It tries to outline what are the documents that would validly be seen as identity documents for one to qualify to register as a voter or even to vote. I want to draw the attention of the Minister to Article 38 of the Constitution. It says that every Kenyan citizen has the right without unreasonable restriction to be registered as a voter. When you start restricting the type of registration document that someone should have--- Nowadays, someone is allowed to do withdrawals from the bank using a driving licence. So, I wonder why Kenyans should be restricted to only producing identity cards or passports for them to be registered as voters. Besides that, if you go to Clause 10 of the same Bill, you will realize that it says explicitly that someone can only vote upon producing the registration document which that person used at the time of registration as a voter. If you have a passport on which the identity card number is"
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