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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Duba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Roba Duba Bonaya",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will take the two minutes that have been donated to me to say a few things. Majority of issues have been raised by other hon. Members. In the areas some of us come from, the issue of identity card is a nightmare for the citizens. It is not something that people are happy to talk about because they are not being used for the purpose that we imagined they were originally meant for. What is a crime where I come from, for example, is not carrying an identity card; it is not having an identity card. That is a very big difference. Some hon. Members have said that it is very difficult for one to obtain an identity card. Let me add that it is only difficult for citizens of this country. For non-citizens who are not required to have Kenyan identity cards, there is nothing tedious about it. It is just a question of whether you are able to pay. You pay and get it within a specified period of time. It is very unfortunate that issuance of identity cards has been handled in the manner that it has been handled. We can now take solace in this Motion to improve the situation. I have mentioned to hon. Members of this House that it is not that people do not know the need for centralising our registration system. It is just that we do not do it. There is inertia. It is an interesting experience."
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