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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saboti, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caleb Luyai",
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        "legal_name": "Caleb Amisi Luyai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. A birth certificate is an essential certificate in the life of a child in this country. Just like somebody said, we have not inherited this land from our forefathers, but we have borrowed it from our children and we must return it with interest. It is important that our laws are geared towards protecting the rights of our children, our future generation. That is a very progressive Motion in that we are going to ensure that all our children are guaranteed their certificate, which is very important. This is the certificate that will lead to the acquisition of national ID. It is the certificate that will recognise one as a citizen by birth. We have had various arguments on how people prove their citizenship. A birth certificate is such an essential document in this country that must be acquired without any challenges. Having a database in every small centre enables even those citizens who come from the interior, where acquisition of this document has proved difficult either because of the long trek to the centres or even lack of proper centres or lack of proper Government equipment, to get them. Some of these certificates are so essential that they have even given people jobs. There are people who have been appointed to the Cabinet just because of a birth certificate. It is that important. If a birth certificate only can give you a Government job, then it is paramount that as legislators, we make sure that every Kenyan acquires this document without much difficulty. This is not alien. We do not operate in a vacuum as a country. Nations are progressing. The world is going techno savvy and we cannot afford to remain behind as a nation when the rest of the world progresses in globalisation context. We are putting everything including the databases. In fact, we do not need to carry all documents including the national ID and the voter’s card in our wallets. You find that we have big wallets which do not have money, but are full of documents. So, every necessary document that is required and which is essential in acquisition of services in this country is put in a proper national database where we can all access them. You can tap a person’s personal identification number and you access all details about him like where he was born and who are his parents. It is not very difficult to track somebody in terms of his family lineage and heritage. It is easy for a whole nation to access every person from his family background, where he comes from and the county. So, it is very important and I rise to support. Thank you."
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