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    "id": 719070,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, people should know that voting is not just a constitutional right. It is actually an obligation. We should reach a situation where it is mandatory for people to vote. The current apathy we are experiencing is an opportunity for us to look at our country. Why is it that people do not want to vote? Have people lost hope? Do they feel that voting has no impact on their welfare? The issue of IDs is definitely the failure of the Executive. It is possible to get 90 per cent of children born in this country get vaccinated every year. Why is it not possible to get 90 per cent of those who reach the age of 18 years to get national IDs? In fact, they are less than the children that are born and need not wait. Although we are blaming people for turning up at the last minute, I think the registration department has not done its job. It should be its mandate and objective that every year, those who are eligible are registered. This should not just be happening during election years. You should also look at the situation that we are having. For example; there is food shortage in the country. Even the culture of handouts is our undoing. At this time in particular, people are being asked to turn out to register as voters. They feel that registering as voters is for the benefit of Members of Parliament. Finally, we know that those who registered for the Referendum in 2010 are not eligible to vote this year. I am wondering why and they are already registered. Why the cut-off of 2013? We should include those in the current voters register."
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