{"id":290451,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/290451/?format=json","text_counter":414,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ms. Karua","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":166,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari Karua","slug":"martha-karua"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in Section 17, which is on the Citizenship Act, we again want to give the Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons a blank cheque to register anybody as a citizen. Giving citizenship in Kenya should be an elaborate process. We are seeking to enhance accountability and the Minister should not have discretion to give citizenship to any individual."}