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    "id": 1111746,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1111746/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support and commend Sen. Dullo for the Statement which is not only timely, but also very relevant to this time. Sen. Dullo has sought the Statement on a very important issue. I would like to add that this is not a sectional problem anymore, but it is a national problem. It is in every community and county. It is everywhere within the country, to the few and the many. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that a few things need to be put on record so that we can agree that there is a reliable system where people can expect that when they attain the age and fulfill the requirements, they are able to get an ID without necessarily hustling and being tormented. If you look at our recent history, the reason why we came up with Huduma Centres is because there was a national outcry that when Kenyans require certain important documents, they could not get them in the right time and for various reasons. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since the time we launched the Huduma Centres, why has that not expanded and devolved to even wards? It can become a necessity that if a young man is in a certain ward in Kilifi, he can just walk to a Huduma Centre and get it quickly. I visited the Huduma Centre here in Nairobi and I ended up commending the person I found there. This is because I came in the morning and had lost an ID card. I gave my details and they started processing it and told me to come the following morning. When I came, my ID was ready. If that kind of service is given throughout six days a week in every ward, we would have no reason why our young people do not have IDs to enable them register as voters. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important that we remember the true numbers of the young people. If you look at the number of candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Form Four examination this year, that would give you an estimate of how many young people are anticipating to get ID cards this year. This being an election year has even helped much more. It is very important that we urge the relevant agencies and arms of Government that have been given this"
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