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    "content": "(Mr. Cheptumo): Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have duly consulted with the IEBC and now I wish to respond as follows. (a) I confirm that Kenyans are supposed to register as voters within 30 days in every registration centre within a ward. Mbeere North Constituency has 97 registration centres under three wards with 34 BVR equipment. (b) Each registration centre has a constitutional responsibility to register voters on the days when the BVR equipment is sent to those centres. Since each centre is not provided with an equipment, efforts have been made by the Commission to deploy enough equipment to each ward in every constituency. In average, one BVR equipment serves three registration centres. (c) No, the BVR equipment is configured to register voters within a ward hence all Kenyans are required to register in their respective wards. Kenyans can, therefore, register as voters in any registration centre within a ward. On 4th December, 2012, hon. Members raised very specific issues which, in their view, affect the voter registration process. These issues are summarized as follows:"
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