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    "id": 631767,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/631767/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13156,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
        "slug": "mutula-kilonzo-jnr"
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    "content": ".: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is in response to a Statement sought by Sen. Nabwala, on the ongoing countrywide mass voter registration and the issues concerned. Since the statement is not long and all the issues are important, I propose to read it. (1)The mandate of the commission on voter registration is governed by Article 88(4)(a) and (b) of the Constitution. It is further guided by several legislations, which include the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Review Commission (IEBRC) Act, 2011, the Elections Act, 2011 and the Elections and Registration of Voters Regulations 2011. (2) In adherence to the requirements of the Constitution and other enabling legislations, the commission undertakes its operation plan by focusing attention to priority activities and resource allocation for the said activities. (3) The Constitution, under Article 88 (4) (a), requires the Commission to undertake continuous registration of citizens as voters. After the 2013 General Election and in line with this provision, the Commission has been undertaking continuous voter registration at its 290 constituency offices across the county. The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), as it is popularly known, will continue after the mass voter registration until May, 2017. The ongoing registration drive is within the continuous registration of voters. There was a question as to whether the voter registration is limited to one month. The voter registration will go on until 10th, May, 2017. The current mass registration drive has been designed for a timeframe of one month only, that is, 15th February, 2016 to 15th March, 2016. It is based on the financial resources that Parliament allocated to the commission for the exercise. In the Financial Year 2016/2017 in the voted for provision, the commission was allocated Kshs500 million which was far below the request of Kshs2 billion forwarded to Treasury. Under the Kshs2 billion budget, the Commission had planned to roll out voter The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}