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    "id": 762671,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/762671/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Githinji",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13341,
        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "Section 44 deals with technology and it has been proposed that it should be amended. The proposed amendment that the Commission implements another mechanism for purposes of voter identification is very crucial. In the election of 8th August 2017, many people went to vote and because their fingerprints could not be detected by the Kenya Integrated Election Management System ( KIEMS ), they were turned away. This amendment seeks to cure that problem. So, no registered voter would be turned away just because of a failed KIEMS machine. Also, there is no vote that will not be considered at the national tallying centre just because there was no electronic transmission of the same. This is a clear rectification of the Integrated Electronic Electoral System which encompasses three procedures; that is, biometric registration, electronic identification and electronic transmission. A further amendment is sought to insert another Section 44A. This gives the Commission the independence that it derives from the Constitution. If you allow so many stakeholders, including political parties, to venture into the electronic systems, the independence of the Commission is bound to be taken away. So, this is one area that is seeking to strengthen the independence of the Commission."
}