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    "id": 394595,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/394595/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Otsiula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonface Okhiya Otsiula",
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    "content": "We want to propose to the Government that the issuance of these essential documents to Kenyans should be done in a manner that is acceptable and is efficient. But how will we ensure that this system is above board? Once we pass the Motion, a Bill should be brought to this House for us to debate and pass it into law. Apparently, most of the listed documents are handled independently by independent institutions. I think a law must be enacted to provide for use of documents other than a national identity card for one to participate in an election. People should be allowed to use their birth certificates. Once it is verifiable that one is 18 years and above, one should be allowed to register as a voter. The Government has spent a lot of money in an attempt to embrace ICT but has this helped the Kenyan society? It is as if ICT has not helped us at all. We are still doing things in the traditional way. By so doing, it only confirms the fact that ICT has never been of benefit to us, as a nation. Finally, I would like to point out the fact that our security problems start at our border points. Many aliens are brought into this country on a daily basis. Between 300 and 400 aliens enter into this country daily. As soon as they get in, they obtain identification documents. As much as we would want to have a unified system that will facilitate quick issuance of identification documents, we should ponder about how corruption-free the system will be. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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