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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I actually gave him accolades for being an expert in juggling names! So, I have not, in any way, besmirched his name. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to proceed and say that I wish to recommend further that the age when a child can get an identity card be reduced from 18 to 16 years. I want to say this because it is obvious, and all of us are aware, that it takes an average of 15 months to get an identity card. Therefore, our children should be allowed to start that process at 16 years. By the time they reach the age of 18 years, the identity card would have arrived, unless we start registering them in our villages. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to request-- No! Not to request! I want to suggest that some of the requirements that are necessary before you are given an identification (ID) card be done away with. For example, a school leaving certificate. It is not yet mandatory for all our children to go to school. It has not even been possible for the Ministry to provide education for all! Therefore, what do we mean when we tell everyone: \"If you want to register as a Kenyan, bring a school leaving certificate?\" What is that requirement meant to achieve? I want to say that, that particular requirement be done away with. It will also help us to avoid crash registration programme for voters. The registration body will have that information continuously. There is no need to wait until we advertise that we now want to register voters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this is a very good idea and I am sure that the Minister, for the time being in charge of this process, will support it, unless, of course, hon. Kajwang has already forgotten the problems that we face in registering voters in our various places. Unless we combine those two documents, we might very soon find that one department is in another Ministry or a new Minister has been appointed to be in charge of ID cards and another one in charge of driving licences. With the proliferation of Ministries, I think we need to move fast, combine those things and put them under one roof."
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