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    "id": 687130,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. There is nothing much I want to contribute other than celebrate the fact that the IEBC commissioners are out. This is because the majority of Kenyans wanted them out. This is a Report that gives us the process of appointing the new IEBC commissioners. There are certain words that are used in this Report that are attractive. They are “free and fair elections, verifiable, objective, simple, accurate and transparent.” These are key words that we need to highlight all the time in the election process. This is not only for the IEBC alone but also for parties that are going to have nominations. Even nominations must put in place these values that we put for the IEBC. Parties must also have free and fair nominations. They must be verifiable, objective, simple, accurate and transparent so that the whole process of transparency, fairness and objectivity is maintained throughout the election process of which nomination is one of them. So, it is a big message to parties that they must streamline themselves so that even this party hopping that is being mentioned here does not occur. Nobody will party hop if a party is transparent, free and fair. So, we need to use all these words not only for the next elections but also for parties that are exercising nominations. I want to conclude by talking a little bit about biometrics. We cannot run away from the fact that we are not well connected with electricity in this country. We have blackouts throughout the day. The blackouts run for three days in certain areas. My biggest worry if we are going to use the ICT during elections is if there is no power. We have to be realistic and, therefore, we must have plan “B”. We must have generators in every polling station so that should there be no power, we will still run the elections and transmit the results. Otherwise, we are not being realistic when we say that we are going digital. It is good to go digital but we are not ready as a country. I support the Report. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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