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    "speaker_name": "Hon. C.M. Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutisya Nyamai",
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    "content": "an ATM machine or the card we are using here in Parliament. It contains all the information about every Kenyan we have in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we were to go in that direction, the benefits to this country would be enormous. First and foremost, on the security side, today, our country has got such porous borders where you do not know who comes in and who leaves this country. However, with the unified integrated identification system, it will be possible at any point in time to know who has come to this country and how one has left this country. That way, even our security forces and security organs will be able to manage our security issues far much better than they are doing today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with such a system, it will not be possible for people to walk in and walk out just like the way the terrorists walked into this country and caused mayhem at Westgate Mall. So, among the many reasons why we should have a system of consolidated identification--- We should not talk about the cost involved. That is because today, when you go to get an identification card, it costs money. You get a passport tomorrow, it costs money. You go to get NHIF card, it costs money. Just one card will eliminate the cost of carrying all those other cards. But, however, from the security perspective, I want to emphasize the following: This country will move a very big step towards ensuring that we are secure. We shall know what is happening around the country at any point in time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have been told that security in Nairobi City is going to improve. Some CCTV cameras have been installed, and we are very happy about that. But in as much as cameras have been installed, as long as there is no centralized place where that information will be cross-checked once it has been taken by the cameras, it will not be of much use to this country. Therefore, it is my plea to this House that we support this Motion so that we make sure that, not only will we cut our costs in terms of having that identification document, but we shall have one centralized information system where our security can be pegged. I am saying that because I know we have been trying to establish a forensic laboratory in this country for a long time. However, it is one thing to invest in such an expensive venture and it is another thing to have the information which we require. The information which the forensic laboratory will require will be available if we establish an integrated national identification system. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to move this Motion and request the Member of Parliament for Kirinyaga Central, hon. Gitari, to second."
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