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    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for the opportunity to debate this Bill. As the Seconder of this Motion stated, this is basically meant to deal with minor amendments to various laws. It also helps us to save time. I have gone through the Bill and I have seen quite a number of major amendments. The amendments are basically good and a lot of them seek to add value to the laws that exist. It is unfortunate that they have come as omnibus; they have all come together, so they may not receive the kind of attention that they require. I have picked about five amendments that I think are major and require a lot of deliberations. The first one is the amendment on the registration of persons. My colleagues have also talked about it. I do accept and support the introduction of the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS). It is a very good idea. In essence, it will help us to identify our people. Some of the amendments talk about the introduction of a single number to identify an individual, which is something that was in a Motion that was discussed in this House in the 11th Parliament, brought by Hon. Munyaka. It says that once one is issued with a birth certificate, the number on that birth certificate can be used as their identification number. It can also be used to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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