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    "id": 719039,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/719039/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 968,
        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Firstly, we must acknowledge that when we do things the same way and at similar times, we get same results. Year in, year out, we have always had and faced the same challenge where we want to register people at the very last minute. Considering all that is happening in the country such as school fees, climate change and food shortage, that could have contributed to voter apathy. Most importantly, we have political propaganda. As leaders we have to be responsible. We cannot be poisoning our people in the country day in, day out with newspaper headlines speaking of negative development of our country and yet, we expect people to register. We can already see that, across the board, people are not registering. Having said that, I think this Motion, though a little bit late, is timely. We should support Jude Njomo by offering solutions. One of the solutions as we also identify the problems is: We know our youths are facing economic challenges. Most of them are jobless and others are mobile. Today, if a youth in Nyandarua applies for an identity card, and in two weeks he gets a job in Kisumu or Mombasa, by the time the ID comes out, the youth is not there. This is a challenge that we need to sort out with technology and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government has to be candid. It is on record and I spoke about this issue. Banks are so efficient when they issue their ATM cards, by sending SMS alerts. When the IDs are ready and the youth are expecting them in seven or three days as the President has directed, there should be an SMS alert informing the youth that their ID is ready. This will prepare the youth not to waste so much time coming from Nakuru to Nyandarwa or Kisumu only to find that there is no ID. So, effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness in all departments which are dealing with IDs should be there."
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