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    "id": 718975,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/718975/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.N. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Reginalda Nakhumicha Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this debate. I am disturbed by how much we are discussing voter registration. To me, whether people vote or register as voters, this exercise is an indicator of the state of the nation. We have to look at the factors which are behind voter registration. Whether we have 500 million, 20 million or 5 million voters, the truth of the matter is that people will vote. They will elect the President, Members of Parliament and Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). Whether the number is high or low, to me it is immaterial because voting will still go on and leaders will be elected. When I say that this is an indicator of the state of the nation, I mean that there are underlying factors that persuade people to vote. One of them is the method of getting ID cards. Last weekend, I was in Ndalu, Tongaren Constituency, Bungoma County and the area chief announced to the people that married women who want ID cards should get them from their place of birth. This is a terrible thing, which is a hindrance to the issuance of ID cards and by extension, to voter registration. We need to address such kind of issues to ensure that if a woman is married away from her birthplace, mechanisms should be put in place to enable her access an ID card. This is a gender issue which is hindering registration because of lack of ID cards as a result of marital status of women. Secondly, we need to address---"
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