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    "id": 333193,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/333193/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to start with the one on the Diaspora, Prof. Kaloki requested for a Ministerial Statement on the arrangements made to ensure the right by Kenyans living outside Kenya to register and vote in the next General Elections is observed. The right to vote is a fundamental human right enshrined in the Constitution and other international and regional human rights instruments as ratified or acceded to by Kenya. It is also one of the critical components of a democratic state. Article 38(3) of the Constitution guarantees every adult citizen the right to be registered as a voter and to vote by secret ballot in any election or referendum. This has to be without unreasonable restrictions. Further, Article 82(1)(e) requires Parliament to enact legislation to provide for the progressive registration of citizens residing outside Kenya and the progressive realization of their right to vote. In this regard, Article 22(1)(b) and (c) of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act grants every Kenyan citizen the right to be registered as a voter, to vote or to seek an elective position. Section 109(1)(b) of the Elections Act, 2011, empowers the IEBC to make regulations to prescribe the procedures"
}