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    "id": 1154028,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1154028/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waluke",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. This Bill will make a lot of difference in terms of security and accountability. We have had many challenges in this country at times caused by foreigners. In Africa, it is only in Kenya where people walk in and out without restriction and caution. We have been to other places where security is paramount. In Kenya, you can come in without a visa and get it at the airport. In other countries, you will look for a visa for many months. We, Members of Parliament, at times find it difficult to get visas to go to other countries. So, the Huduma Namba will make a very big change. Many of us have talked about birth registration cards and passports. It is not difficult to get a passport in Kenya because it is your right. However, those from border counties like myself know that there are people with bad intentions who are not Kenyans. The Member here has opposed this Bill because of birth registration and the fact that they do not get ID cards. For one to get an ID card, you must prove that, indeed, you are a Kenyan especially when coming from border counties. You cannot just be given an ID card. Pastoralists have bad intentions because nobody has been allowed to move with animals all over. They move with animals from Garissa to Machakos or Athi River. That is not possible because everybody comes from somewhere. When they come from Garissa, they will have passed through Mwingi and many other counties. So, this thing should not make them feel that because they are pastoralists, then the country should perceive them differently from other Kenyans. They are Kenyans just like us. Hon. Sankok, for instance, comes from Narok. He can walk to Bomet County. However, he cannot move all the way with his animals from Narok to Garissa. That makes others feel oppressed. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sankok has no point of order. The challenges we are facing in this country…"
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