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    "id": 98107,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/98107/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 170,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
        "slug": "william-kipkiror"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) In identifying the 18 constituencies for the pilot electronic voter registration, the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) categorised the country into 17 electoral regions, out of which one constituency from each region was selected for piloting, except Nairobi, where two constituencies were selected. In selecting the constituencies for piloting, the IIEC took into account factors such as the setting, population density and the environmental hardships of the constituencies, among other factors. (b) The current electronic voter registration piloting has cost the Commission Kshs408 million for the purchase of the hardware and software. A sum of Kshs374 million has been spent on emoluments of electronic voter registration clerks and operational costs such as transport, security and field supervision by Registration Officers and Deputy Registration Officers. (c) The IIEC plans to extend the electronic voter registration to 96 constituencies by the end of the current financial year, and the rest of the constituencies by the end of 2011/2012 financial year. However, in the current Budget allocation, Treasury has not factored in this aspect, despite the Commission having made its submissions, which included the spread of electronic voter registration to the remaining constituencies in the country."
}