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    "id": 395086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to second the amendment. The Constitution of Kenya defines who a citizen of Kenya is by birth, registration or naturalisation. Once you qualify for citizenship, this becomes a right which cannot be taken away even from a robber and murderer, among others. Who is a citizen of Kenya by birth? A citizen of Kenya is someone who is a citizen by virtue of the citizenship of the parents or grandparents depending on the current and the previous constitutions. The previous Constitution stated that one was a citizen of Kenya if in 1963 one of his parents was a Kenyan. This is one of the reasons Kenyans are asked for their birth certificates if they were born from 1963 onwards. Officers at the Department of Immigration and Registration of Persons have had to go into these records to determine citizenship. Sometimes, people do not understand why they ask for birth certificates of people who died a long time ago. This is important because it is a requirement in our Constitution. Why have people acquired citizenships of other countries? One, this is because some people enter refugee camps to get privileges such as food, security, good education and even company. Some have gone there with the hope that foreign governments will recruit people to be resettled elsewhere. Some have also gone to the camps to join their relatives. These people are guilty of giving false information. That is something we cannot deny. They have given false information to get into the refugee camps. But that does not deny them their citizenship. However, it becomes difficult when it comes to compensation. Can you compensate somebody who has given false information or how do you handle this situation? Do you punish them or take them to a court of law? Those are issues, but the fact is that there are Kenyans who have registered as refugees in the camps. It could be in Kakuma, Dadaab or Liboi. There are also Kenyans who because of forceful eviction or economic reasons have gone to other countries. Some have gone to America. I am aware of some people from Trans Nzoia who went to Uganda and when we were issuing the first generation identity cards, they were not around. They are now thinking of coming back home. They are citizens of Kenya, but are being denied documents. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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