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    "id": 691684,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 13 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new clause 38A by deleting the word “five hundred” and substituting therefor the word “seven hundred.” What we are seeking to do is to give flexibility to the Commission. As a Committee we already contain this in the Election Laws (Amendment Bill) No.3. It means that every polling station must have a minimum of 500 voters, meaning that we will be increasing the number of polling stations from the current 33. We had increased when we reduced the number to 700. By now reducing it not to exceed 500, it will go to 55,000 polling stations. In areas like Kibera you require 40 classrooms to conduct an election. What that means is that you will have to use people’s houses to conduct the elections. There are no schools with 40 classrooms."
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