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    "id": 655974,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/655974/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "This is to streamline the process of presenting a list for nominated members of Parliament and members of county assemblies to the commission. As you know, there has been a lot of contention over the manner parties have been forwarding the list of nominees. This clause seeks to streamline that process by ensuring that those who have been listed for nomination as persons with disability bring a certificate from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. That is so that one does not say “I see this person as one who lacks one eye” yet that may be untrue. It will not be an assessment by the IEBC but one based on professional expertise. Clause 13 of the Elections Act is sought to be amended by inserting a new section in Clause 38(a). It says that the number of voters per polling station in a general election should not exceed 700 people. The import of this amendment is to require the IEBC to ensure that they open another line which will also be a polling station if there are more than 700 persons in that line. That is so that we have a maximum of 700 people per polling station. In Nairobi, we have seen lines snaking round. You can take an hour to cast your vote in such lines. We want Kenyans to cast their votes without being inconvenienced. We know many people who have refused to cast their votes because they say it is a waste of time to exercise their democratic right. This is 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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