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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "the Constitution is very clear. We do not need to amend this particular Motion. We do not need to readjust it in any manner if the effect is to give all Kenyans identification cards. That is because Article 12 speaks to that very well. If you are a Kenyan and 18 years of age, you are entitled to a passport and an identification card. But there has been a problem for those living in the Northern Frontier. Some of them have ended up in the refugee camps not because of their liking, but because of constant subjection to discriminative acts. So, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the only way to redress this is by looking for affirmative action principles in Article 27(6) of the Constitution. To do this does not mean that you are bringing in or opening the flood gates for refugees from Somalia. That is because you can only become a Kenyan citizen by two ways. You are either born in Kenya. You are either registered in Kenya or then you enjoy what is called dual citizenship. So, for you to get an identification card, you must then, first of all, prove either you are of dual citizenship by registration or by birth. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, this redress - and I am requesting my hon. colleagues to listen to it - is not about going to Somalia, bringing in truckloads of Somalis and then opening for them to get identification cards in the manner of those of them that have been in refugee camps. It speaks specifically to those who are Kenyans who deliberately or not, erroneously or somewhat, have ended up in refugee camps. That is all that he is asking. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in fact, you do not even have to belabour the point because if at all he can prove that they are citizens of Kenya, whether they are refugees or not, they are entitled to an identification card. So, the point you are belabouring is not whether you bring in Somalis. You only want to prove if they are citizens or not. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if at all he can prove that they are citizens of Kenya, the only way we can deny them their identification cards is as per Article 24 of the Constitution. That says that you must have a law that says you Somalis or Kenyans who have been living in refugee camps or you people who have been living in refugee camps and are erroneously registered--- 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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