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    "id": 718955,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rotino",
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        "legal_name": "Philip Lotiolo Ruto Rotino",
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    "content": "Last week, I had to move the registration clerks from a school where they were stationed. I told them to go to the trading centre where the people are. If they stayed in the primary school, people would not go there. They have to move to where people are to encourage the people to register. There are many ways of encouraging people to register as voters through motivating them. As a leader, I must encourage them by giving them hope. They should feel that when they vote, there is something better for the future. If we do not give them hope as leaders, then, they are not motivated to register as voters. I feel that registration must be a continuous exercise. Anytime a person registers as a citizen, he must also register as a voter. Voting must be made compulsory because it is necessary for every person to choose leaders. This Motion has a long-term effect. We should plan for the future. We should plan for what we need to do for the next generations, so that we can ensure that people register as voters. As the Mover has said, there are many countries in the world where voting is compulsory. Everybody is encouraged to vote. For the 10 days remaining for the voter registration process, we, as leaders should go out there and encourage our people to register. We can encourage them in different ways like through barazas, supplying them with food or door to door campaigns, so that they can register as voters. That is very important. The Mover of the Motion should ensure that this Motion goes to the Committee to prepare strategies for ensuring that in future, members of every community register as voters as soon as they get ID cards. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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