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    "id": 393158,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nanok",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Epuyo Nanok",
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    "content": "these requirements into one document which is simple to deal with will go a long way to improve access to this service of registration. Where I come from in Turkana West, we have had the challenge of under- registration of voters because the people there do not have IDs. The challenge is that you get your ID very far away from where you live. Dealing with a nomadic community that may not consider this to be a core function is difficult. They do not take IDs and so they are not able to participate in civic functions in this country. This brings along with it a lot of disadvantages. When we have a national identification process that is simple and easy to deal with, we shall capture the data on all Kenyans in this country. We are all aware of the security challenges that this country faces. This revolves around identification of people who live and move around in this country. A simple digitized system of identification will improve our security situation. It is a Government function, yes. My constituents are asked to pay for this service. They pay a service charge or something like that which is prohibitive. There are people in this country who cannot afford to get Kshs50 in a day and yet you are asking them to pay, say, Kshs100 for an ID. This is prohibitive and, therefore, causes the service to be out of reach of the normal average Kenyan living in the rural setup. The other thing is the challenge of identification and devolution. This service should not be localized in Nairobi. It cannot be accessed by people living in the far flung areas of this country. With devolution setting in, I believe that this service should be devolved to the lowest unit of devolution in this country so that access to the service is improved. I believe that this country will give us correct figures in future. I remember that in the population census of 2009 there were disputed figures. If the identification process is effective in the country then the enumeration of people in this country will be more accurate and without a lot of controversies. Remember we use data for a lot of reasons including social service provision and access. This is an important Motion and it behoves this House to support the setting up of this system so that we can go to one point and we have all our information there now that we are becoming a digital nation. I support."
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