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    "id": 438388,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is supplementary information on the delay in issuance of birth certificates in Meru County. Mr. Temporary Spekaer, Sir, the Government is planning to decentralize and provide birth registration services as close to the people as possible. As explained in the previous Statement, from the year 2009, the Civil Registration Department worked closely with schools in the school-based registration programme, and was able to issue certificates to the Kenya National Examination Council candidates without them visiting the registration office. In order for this arrangement to work, the department hired temporary casual workers to fast-track office operations work, while the schools incurred transportation costs to and from the registration offices, to collect birth certificates for their respective people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, similarly, the department is willing to issue certificates to newly born children before they leave hospital, so that their parents do not have to travel to the registration office. However, as stated in our previous Statement, such an arrangement will require additional resources to set up operational offices and hire more staff in each hospital with maternity wards. It is, however, worth noting that more births occur at home than in health facilities. Emphasis should have, therefore, been laid on ensuring that all births occurring at home are duly and promptly registered. As we had proposed earlier, the decentralization of registration services to the sub-counties will help to improve birth registration coverage and service delivery to citizens. The department on its part is prepared to embark on the process of decentralization to sub-counties and, indeed, hospitals as soon as the National Treasury enhances the resources allocated. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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