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"speaker_name": "Sen. Kajwang",
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I think the amendment actually cures the problem that we originally had with the issue of compensation. There is really nothing wrong with this Motion; to say that if you can show you are a Kenyan then you should be registered. That is what this Motion says. What I suppose is that after this Motion, we should proceed to the relevant Committee, call the departments, interrogate further and even suggest an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act. This is because officers in this department are between a rock and a hard place. If they become liberal and register persons and later somebody finds out that it was a mistake, then they will lose their jobs and might even be prosecuted. If they become too strict, they are likely to deny a Kenyan his right to citizenship, including passports and other travel documents. So, we must find a way in which the Registration of Persons Act can say that there is now established a vetting committee at every village. There is something which we have put in the new Constitution which is very exciting called the village government. If we can give them power that by resolution, the village government can authorize registration, then we know who to go to. If we now find that the village said Kajwang is a citizen if he is not, then there is somebody to hold, but not the officer. The officers are working without anything else other than showing you 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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