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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "said. It is not rocket science to do registration at birth because births are celebrated throughout all cultures in the country and it is not very easy to forge births. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with the modern technology we have one united registry where all these things are done to avoid corruption and duplication. The whole process has been very expensive, haphazard and Kenyans suffer a lot. For example, in the constituency which I represent – Kitui West – my constituents have to travel all the way to Kitui Town to get birth certificates. The cost of transport is very high and sometimes you go there and you find the clerks are not there. I am sure that is repeated all over the country and this gives Kenyans a lot of hard time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would rather urge that the Government takes it very seriously and instead of Kenyans suffering this much, we have a more centralised modern process whereby documents are issued from centres that are nearer to people but which are linked to the central system. This way, records are properly kept to avoid cheating and duplication. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Kenya has suffered a lot of terrorist attacks. The terrorists who attacked Westgate and who have caused a lot of havoc in this country passed through our borders using fake documents which were given to them through corruption. This country lost a lot. With the modern technology, all this data can be got and stored and the right people given the right identification documents. If there are so many other centres that give different documents, we will still continue suffering. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to say that if the processing has to be foolproof so that safeguards are put in place, it has to be connected to a central area whereby they will be monitored. So, it will not be easy to cheat and for the wrong people to get these documents. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, while I support this Motion, I also want the Government to put a lot of effort in helping Kenyans obtain documents because this is where Kenyans suffer a lot after they have completed school. We used to get identification cards before we left secondary school after attaining the age of 18 years. These days, in most areas you complete school and you have to look for the identification cards. Sometimes you have to part with something. This is a big shame in modern Kenya. Let us make it easy for Kenyans to get these documents without suffering. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I just want to support. Thank you."
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