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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this country, the way political parties are managed leave a lot to be desired. Some people are denied nomination because the top brass of those political parties would like to appoint their friends and relatives. So, it is important that when this system comes into full operation, it should be used both for the general election and nomination by various political parties. I concur with the sentiments of the previous speaker who said the relevant Ministries should have been here to take part in the debate, so that when we pass this Motion, which I believe we will do so, they take action immediately. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the time is now to introduce this system. We are left with very short time before we go for general elections. The time is now to employ staff. We should train them, so that they can operate this system effectively. We need also to budget so that we buy the necessary equipment for this system. It does not pay much for us just to sit idle without taking any action now as far as the electronic system of voting is concerned. We should not wait until it is too late to introduce it. If we do so when it is too late, we will not be in a position to introduce this system and use it in the next general elections. Most of the election petitions are as a result of anomalies detected in counting of votes. The problem arose when one candidate âstoleâ the elections. Stealing of elections in this country has been the order of the day. So, time has come for us to rectify the situation. With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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