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    "id": 1154001,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1154001/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso North, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Oku Kaunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Edward Oku Kaunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a member of the Department Committee on Administration and National Security. I am part of the team that came up with the Report on the Huduma Bill. The Bill seeks to provide a centralised data centre – a national database from where every department can draw from. For a long time, we have had a decentralised kind of database. All the departments have different sources of information and, sometimes, it has been difficult to control, especially information that is related to births and citizenship and, more so, in the border areas. There has been a system of ensuring that only Kenyan citizens get registered. A number of times, there have been challenges and these are the gaps that the Bill seeks to cover. There have been challenges in the border areas. For example, there are areas where foreign nationals cross over and get registered as Kenyans. They get Kenyan identification documents like birth certificates, ID cards and others documents. This Bill seeks to ensure that we have one database from which all departments and institutions can verify whatever information they require about Kenyan nationals who are registered. Overall, the Bill has a very good purpose. There are, of course, a few areas that need to be looked at in terms of amendments. For example, when it comes to service delivery in departments, a department like Immigration provides services both to Kenyan nationals and foreign nationals. Foreign nationals seek visas when they come to Kenya. The Bill specifically deals with a national databank. It is important to ensure that this department and others that more or less have security data-related issues, like passports and visas, are put in such a manner that they benefit from this data, but not necessarily being amalgamated. There should be clarity in that area. Some amendments by the Committee and other Members will have to address the service departments. There is also registration of foreigners, which needs to be brought out very clearly because, when we are dealing with citizens, we should also clearly see how to work on the data of foreign nationals. For example, when we were dealing with the Refugee Bill, we recall that in a place like Garissa, where we have the Dadaab Refugee Camp, there was double registration. There were Kenyans who were registered as refugees and there were the genuine refugees themselves. This 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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