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    "id": 719052,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Makenga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1650,
        "legal_name": "Richard Makenga Katemi",
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    "content": "Thank you, I will try to be as brief as possible. I think voter registration in this country has never been taken seriously. When we are discussing about persuading people to go and register as voters, as a House, this is something that should be done in a more systematic manner. It is not easy to just go round persuading people and telling them: “Please, go and register.” There should be a system, a mechanism, where people are made to know that this is their right. Not only should they know it is their right, but there should also be a system where people are registered even without being persuaded. I think the Government had an intention of introducing integrated electronic identification cards using the Electronic Voter Identification Devices (EVIDs). This would have made the exercise of registration of voters very easy. I think there are some officers who are sitting on their jobs, particularly the people who are in charge of registration of persons. Some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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