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    "id": 642068,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/642068/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chea",
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        "legal_name": "Mwinga Gunga Chea",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to add my voice to this Motion. I will begin by thanking Hon. Wanyonyi for bringing it to the Floor of this House. This Motion is informed by two issues: First, there is need for Kenyans to register as voters. In most occasions, the young men who have attained the age of 18 have not been able to do so. If this Motion sails through and has already been stated that the law is in place then we will have a good number of young people who have attained the age of 18 years and above who have received their waiting cards registering as voters. The second issue is the issuance of IDs. If today we speak about serialised waiting cards, that means there is serious delay in the process of issuance of IDs. It is common knowledge that people have to travel long distances so that they can access and secure IDs. It has been argued before this House that there is need for decentralization of these services such that, people do not have to spend a lot of time and money to obtain an ID. Even without decentralisation, the people in Nairobi who are in charge of issuance of these IDs must equally pull up their socks because there are people who stay with the waiting cards for quite a long time. When the registration is on, they are not registered as voters. This is a very important issue that all institutions, specifically the institution in charge of registration of IDs must pull up its socks so that people can get them easily. 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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