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    "id": 111639,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/111639/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 164,
        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
        "slug": "otieno-kajwang"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The staffing levels of the Department of Registration of Persons in North Eastern Province are 106 officers. In 2009, the officers worked for 12 months less their leave days. The total gross salary paid to these officers in 2009 was Kshs24 million. (b) The number of applicants received from North Eastern between 1st January, 2009 and 10th March, 2010, was 12,236. Out of these applicants, 9,497 were issued with identity cards and 1,641 are in progress while the remaining 1,098 applications were rejected on either of the following grounds:- (i) Some applicants had already registered as refugees and were in our database, or (ii) Some applicants had already been issued with national identity cards, but were trying to re-apply as different persons. (c) Vetting is carried out in all designated border districts. The requirements for vetting procedures are as follows:- (i) The applicant must appear in person before the vetting committee."
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