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    "id": 638154,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/638154/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this. An ID card is very critical in a citizen’s life. Section 3(a) of the Elections Act states that any citizen who has attained the age of 18 years and has been given a waiting card must be allowed to use it when it comes to voter registration. We are now calling upon the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to allow the young people who have waiting cards to register as voters during the next phase of registration. It is allowed in the Elections Act, but it is not being implemented. Lastly, on the issue of IDs, we are calling upon the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to ensure that students who are in Form Four are allowed to get ID cards before they leave school. This will help them to open a bank account or an Mpesa account or access funds like the Uwezo Fund when they leave school. This is very critical. I hope the Government and the Committee on Implementation are listening, so that this matter is implemented immediately. Many resolutions are passed but, unfortunately, they are not implemented. I beg to move."
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