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    "id": 479579,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opiyo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odhiambo Opiyo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion as amended. The issuance of identity cards in this country is a very serious matter. The total population of this country is estimated at about 40 million Kenyans. During the last general elections, we had about 12 million registered voters. Ordinarily, you would expect that up to about 60 per cent of a population are of voting age. Therefore, we would expect that the voting population in Kenya would be about 24 million. This matter disenfranchises many Kenyans and they are not able to make decisions with regard to who can become their leaders. Because the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is present, I would suggest that in future, when we do budgets for the Ministries, the budget for the Ministry in charge of registration of persons should be ring-fenced and protected. Sometimes, you give adequate money to the Ministries and they fail to fund the registration of persons adequately. The Chairperson of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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