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    "id": 670638,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/670638/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Let me talk to Members about an issue that the IEBC is busy doing without asking this House how to do it. This is the issue of the diaspora voting. A few years ago, we used to say there are about 300,000 eligible registered voters in the diaspora. The figure went up to three million and now you hear politicians saying that they are five million. The Constitution says that all you need to vote is a passport and/or an identity card. This is an anomaly in the Constitution and it is dangerous. Kenya has been peaceful since Independence. We have not had a reason to run away from our country, but since Independence, Ugandans have had to flee through Kenya using Kenyan Passports. Somalia is a current case. South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo have people living in the diaspora with Kenyan passports. 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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