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    "id": 30755,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/30755/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Kabogo asked why we are not issuing children who are being born with ID cards. A child cannot apply for an ID card when he is born. There is a law. The Government works out ways and means of issuing. That is found in the particular law that is written in that Constitution. That is what is being used by the Government. We are not in breach of the immigration laws. We are not in breach of laws dealing with births and registration of persons. We are fully compliant. Hon. Ethuro was concerned about more resources. My concern here is to ensure that the people in Turkana get their ID cards. That is the undertaking that I have given. Whether it will cost Kshs1 million or less--- If we can save and do it at Kshs1 million, why should he insist that we must do it with Kshs2 million or Kshs10 million? I do not think that is fair to the taxpayer of this country. We will ensure that every Kenyan who is eligible to get an ID card, will get one. Hon. S. Abdalla referred to an MOU, but Mr. Deputy Speaker has already talked about it. We were talking about discrimination at that time. I have since said that we are committed to ensure that no Kenyan is discriminated against, when it comes to the issuance of ID cards. I only talked about the aliens who come into our country; who must be vetted to ensure that they are not issued with Kenyan ID cards or any other identification document like passports. That is an exercise that is being carried out. Issuance of ID cards to people who live in border areas; whether it is along our border with Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda or Tanzania are not necessarily disadvantaged viz-a-viz other fellow Kenyans. In conclusion, I would like to say that we have a race against time. That is because we are now counting days to the next elections. We have also Kenyans in the diaspora who have now been allowed by the Constitution to participate in the elections. Those Kenyans also need to have ID cards so that they can participate in elections next year. I said that the registration is going to start this month in London. It will be extended to other Kenyans who live in other parts of the world to ensure that they are all registered. So, I want hon. Members to know that everything will be done regarding this matter, so that we deal with it speedily to ensure that we do not get a road block when the elections come. Thank you."
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