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    "id": 1117135,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir CWR, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Fatuma Gedi",
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Gedi Ali",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will just proceed. I know I can continue next week. The Petition says that despite the clear provisions of Articles 1 (1), 2 (1) and 12 of the Constitution of Kenya, Kenyans residing in Garissa and Wajir counties have been denied identification documents, and this has in essence rendered them stateless. On account of being denied this critical registration document, most Kenyan citizens residing in Garissa and Wajir counties are unable to access Government services, including healthcare and education services. They have further been denied their political and economic rights, including voting, access to banking services and formal employment. In consideration of the Petition, the Committee received submissions from Hon. Duale MP, on behalf of the residents of Garissa and Wajir and the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. The determination of the Committee’s recommendation was based on their submissions. I will quickly move to the observations. The observations arose from the submissions of the Petition’s stakeholders. The Committee observed that Kenya hosts a total of 515, 466 refugees from various countries including Somalia and South Sudan. The estimated number of persons with multiple registration is 40,000 according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) records out of whom, 19,272 had applied for regularisation of their registration status. The multiple registration of refugees arose as a result of registration of some refugees spread across various counties including Garissa, Turkana Wajir and Mandera for ease of free movement, business and job opportunities, access to education, acquisition of citizenship and voting rights 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."
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