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    "id": 638114,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/638114/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ndirangu",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for casting your eyes on Waihenya Ndirangu, the son of Wanjiru. I wish to declare my support for this Motion by the Member for Kiminini who is also my brother-in-law. He has betrothed our daughter. We cannot say that we are proud of promoting democracy in Kenya if over 6,000 of our young people do not have identity cards (IDs). You know that universal popular suffrage is an important beacon of measuring democracy. So, it means we are doing very poorly in Kenya if we have disenfranchised over 6,000 young people who cannot be registered as voters. This is a big number. It is sufficient to elect a President of this nation. The importance of this Motion is that, if it is passed, it will help to decentralize registration of persons and issue IDs at the county level. This will improve efficiency and offer wide coverage, accessibility and reduction of cost to the applicants. It will also reduce the waiting time for the people who have registered as voters or who have applied. It will also reduce the big queues we always see at our county headquarters when young people are looking for voter’s cards."
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