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    "id": 654022,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/654022/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "those who are involved will sit down and work out some formula of utilising that money properly rather than just giving it out and it ends up as handouts. Otherwise, it is a good idea. Our heritage is also very important. We have a problem of lack of proper coordination among independent offices such as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Office of the Controller of Budget and the Office of the Auditor-General. In the overall Budget, the EACC said that they needed more money. I am only hoping that this will go towards making sure that they investigate what is going on in Government institutions. The other important point is the electoral process. There has been a lot of talk. As much as I do not believe in the business of mass action, we created the offices of commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) through the Constitution. I thought there would be a better way of having the Commission checked and funded. The IEBC was complaining that they did not have enough money to carry out their mandate then we come up with another issue before sorting out the issue of financing. I believe the IEBC needs to be funded adequately, so that they can conduct proper voter registration before the next elections. Many young people have not registered as voters because they do not have IDs owing to complications in the issuance of IDs. When they go to the relevant offices, some of them are asked for money which they do not have and it becomes a very big problem. So, voter registration and registration of persons should be taken hand in hand because they are both important requirements. IDs are very important because that is the only way you can identify whether someone is a Kenyan or not. I am seeing a situation where because of the Al Shabaab, it might become necessary in future that people have to show their IDs when they move from place to place. So, funding of both registration of persons and the electoral process is a very important element in the Supplementary Estimates. It is something that should be enhanced in future."
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