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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Government to urgently put in place measures that will ensure that all eligible Kenyans are duly registered---” I think this has been happening save for isolated cases. When it comes to the issue of amnesty--- I am also a member of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. When we were working on the Westgate Report, it was obvious that the terrorists who came to attack us came to our country through the borders and into the refugee camps. They then came to Nairobi did what they did and went back the same way. The Mover talked about persons who are erroneously registered as refugees. Unless he is telling us about people who were forcefully taken to the refugee camps and forcefully registered, then these are the cases that we need to look at. If somebody went to a refugee camp voluntarily and registered and now he is requesting for amnesty, I think that is going to create a lot of insecurity. As my colleague said, we will be opening a Pandora’s box where everybody will want to--- I have Muslims of Somali origin in Nakuru. Sometimes I have to go personally to the chief to endorse that I know the parents of the children. Eventually, they get the identification cards. If we say that some people will not be vetted then we will be opening an issue that will never be solved in this country. Even at our borders, including Busia, there is a process that has to be followed. If the Mover has specific cases, he needs to bring a Statement. If there is enough proof that these people are Kenyans then they can be registered as Kenyans. The President’s name has featured in the Mover’s speech very conspicuously. Where does the President come in when it comes to registration of persons? For somebody to entice me to support something, they also need to come to me with clean hands without mentioning the name of the President; the President has no business in the registration of persons. This business has been assigned a specific Government agency which is supposed to undertake that process. We will support this Motion if that amendment is passed. With regard to amnesty, that is something that this House needs to consider so that we are able to move forward. It is unfortunate that some of our Muslim brothers and especially those of the Somali origin are denied identification just because they are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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