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    "id": 1079560,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1079560/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibra, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benard Okoth",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benard Imran Otieno Okoth",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present Public Petition No. 23 of 2021 regarding discrimination in accessing national identity cards (IDs) by the Nubian Community. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the Nubian Community in Kenya, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, despite being bona fide citizens of this Republic, members of the Nubian Community have continuously faced discrimination regarding the legitimacy of their citizenry that commenced when the British colonial government failed to legitimise their existence as a community, despite granting this recognition to railway labourers shipped from India; THAT, successive governments since independence have adopted the same policy of denying the Nubians citizenship status and treating them as aliens, thereby hampering access by most Nubians to national identity cards and passports that subsequently restrict their access to public services, employment, education, business and involvement in political processes; THAT, the 2019 National Population Census revealed a total Nubian population of 21,319 persons countrywide which further complicates the ability to elect representatives even at the county government level in a bid to secure their welfare at the grassroots; THAT, Nubian students are unable to join institutions of higher learning to access Government funding through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and other platforms due to restrictions, and delays in accessing and issuance of national identity cards on account of cumbersome and discriminatory vetting processes which has had the multiplier effect of hindering the community’s economic progress; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}