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    "id": 642004,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/642004/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chae",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alice Nyanchoka Chae",
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    "content": "Motion by Hon. Chris Wamalwa which was urging that issuing of IDs be decentralised. If that Motion is implemented, it is going to ease the system and enable all eligible Kenyans acquire IDs. Remember you cannot register a company, even if you have finished school, if you do not have an ID. You can also not access a loan from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) if you do not have an ID. You can also not open a bank account without an ID. Those are restrictions which even our Constitution tells us should be removed so that Kenyans can enjoy all their rights, not only by voting but also in accessing all the services they need. They may want to acquire property, do business or move from one place to another. You cannot go to an embassy if you cannot identify yourself as a Kenyan. Those are the restrictions that this Motion seeks to address. This Motion also wants the IEBC to ensure that all Kenyans are registered as voters. In the concluded mass voter registration exercise, there was low turnout. Most of the people who did not register are those people with waiting cards. Some of them go to check for their IDs almost on a daily basis but they cannot get them. That is why we are calling for decentralisation of registration for IDs. As we wait for this, the better and quicker option is for the IEBC to acknowledge serialised waiting cards. That can enable many people to vote. Remember that every day as we approach the election, people are turning 18. You know how tedious it is for one to acquire an ID. So, once you have been issued with a waiting card, it then should be automatic that you are eligible for an ID and the serialised waiting card should enable you access all your rights like voting. So, people with waiting cards should be allowed to register as voters as soon as tomorrow. The Committee on Implementation should do the necessary so that whatever is in law should start working. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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