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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Gathecha",
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        "legal_name": "Annah Nyokabi Gathecha",
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    "content": "centralize that data. If we had one central system of identification of bio-data collection, we would be able to not only identify our criminals, but we would also be able to identify the ethnicity of a person when he or she goes to open a bank account. Right now, we have people coming into this country. They are able to go anywhere, buy a birth certificate and get any document they want. The authorities are not able to verify all the data because it is scattered all over the place. Once we centralise, a simple query will tell us where a person was born and who his ancestors are. That is important information for us, as a country, in order for us to also engage the particular technology that will allow us to advance as a nation. Therefore, I support this Motion, so that we can have a unified and harmonised bio-data system from which we can get all the necessary information about an individual. We can even integrate the information in our healthcare system such that even when one goes to hospital with a National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card, the authorities can tell which part of the country that person comes from. Such a card will not only allow us to collect such information, but it will also help us, as a people, within the banking system. We will be able to collect information for loans. We will be able to process whatever information we require in order for us to pursue our particular development agenda. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Motion is not only timely, but it is also essential. It is important that this country starts looking for different ways of doing things because we are dealing with very sophisticated criminals. If we are not able to collect such information, we will have problems. We have CCTV systems all over the place but they are not intelligent enough to tell that persons coming in through our border entry points are wanted terrorists. We are not able to identify them once their photos are taken and yet, we take their photos at our airports and other main entry points. We should be able to integrate all these systems, so that we can be able to identify wanted criminals and arrest them at the points of entry. Such a system will not only help us in ensuring our national security, but will also help us in every economic activity that requires us to be IT savy. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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