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    "id": 670080,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ng'etich",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecilia Chelangat Ngetich",
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    "content": "that we are disadvantaged and, therefore, we need to be considered to vie even without degrees. We need to interrogate this issue further because we need county assemblies to appropriate funds properly, so that they are able to do meaningful developments in their counties. Clause 13 proposes the number of voters per polling station to be 700 or as per what the Commission may determine. I support this. The centres are opened at 6.00 a.m., but the actual voting starts beyond 8.00 a.m. due to other technicalities. In the last general elections, at some stations the Electronic Voter Identification Devices (EVIDs) broke down. It took a while because a decision was not made earlier on plan “B” and this delayed the elections. When voting is delayed, women have to go back home and some of them do not return to vote. So, even having a smaller number, if there are challenges during voting, the voters are disadvantaged. They should have ample time to go and attend to house chores and come back to vote. I want to use this opportunity to quickly say that we make very good laws, but it is one thing to make laws and another thing to implement them. It would be so good if parties and individuals would respect the laws that we make here and go by them and not keep shifting from here to there. As I end, I want to say that most of these election issues can be solved through civic education. People should understand their rights, so that they can take part in deciding who to represent them. The issue of ID cards should go on."
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