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    "id": 1029803,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "I congratulate Hon. Mary Njoroge for such an important Motion that she has brought to this House. I have known her, she is my friend, and she is an oasis of knowledge. That is why she was able to come up with such a progressive Motion. I will speak on behalf of the pastoralists because I was in the Press conference and since Kenya is on a constitutional moment, we have to bring our issues inside and even outside this House. The BBI is not yet in this House. We will deal with it outside this House and we will deal with the legislative framework that is within this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was born in a manyatta with the assistance of traditional birth attendant. My daughter was also born in a manyatta with the assistance of a traditional birth attendant, who was my grandmother aged around 100 years old. To get a birth certificate in our region is a nightmare. For those who are born in hospitals, at least, they have a leeway of having registration in a hospital and a receipt. The rest of my children were born in hospital, so it became a bit easier, but for my first born or even myself, I got my birth certificate when I was 38 years old. That is how difficult it is to get that very important document. Other people may think that it is not a guarantee of citizenship, but in every service that we seek in this nation, they require the birth certificate. If you want to go to school, they need the birth certificate. If you want to apply for a passport, they need the birth certificate. So, it is a very important document in our lives as Kenyans. This Motion tends to cure, in part, this particular problem that we go through as Kenyans. I am sure even in Kibra in Nairobi, most people give birth in their houses because of poverty. They go through the difficulties that we go through as pastoralists to acquire this very important document. Sometimes we use harsh words and say that Kenya is a sadist country. It is easy to get a death certificate for somebody who does not require any services anymore yet it is very difficult to acquire a birth certificate for a citizen who requires that document progressively for 30, 50 or 80 years depending on what God will give them. We need to make the acquisition of this document very easy. I will talk to Hon. Wamaua so that we can make some amendments. We keep on urging the Government. The Motion states that this House urges the Government. We do not urge, we pass legislation. If we pass the Motion, it means we have resolved, as an arm of Government, that the Executive should implement this particular Motion speedily and in a timely manner. I do not know why we are moving towards the Huduma Namba yet we are not even sure of the basic registration. We like the Huduma Namba and will support it, but let us make it easier for Kenyans to acquire basic documents like birth certificates. I support the Motion."
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