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    "id": 487877,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion as it is here. The Motion is urging the Government to put measures in place to speed up the registration of eligible Kenyans. For once, this weekend I am going to assist the Government to do mobile registration in Kwanza. I want to make it. The youth have a problem. For the youth to get ID cards, is a burden. So, what I am going to do in Kwanza Constituency starting on 1st September, 2014 is to have mobile registration for ID cards. The County Commissioner has agreed to come with me. The only thing is that the Government should facilitate the officers on the ground; I am told that I have to provide for them lunches and other things. I have said that I will do it for the benefit of my people, because I know that ID cards are very important, particularly at this time when we have funds like those from Uwezo Fund going to the constituencies. More youth want to access the funds, and without ID cards, they will not do so. Of course, if we do not have them engaged in income generating activities, some of them will start doing wrong things and getting themselves into thuggery. The other thing is that the Government should look at the over age cases. Over age cases are so many. For instance, during the last general election, you would find some youth running around yet they were 29 years old, but not registered. What we are saying is that the Government should relax conditions, so that the youth who have finished Form IV can go with Leaving School Certificates to enable vetting elders to check if a person is from their area. The Government should help us to have as many Kenyans, particularly youths, registered. The other thing is the waiting period. Out there, you will find people who have registered, both the old and the youth, going to the chiefs and finding that their ID cards are not ready. We are also urging the Government that as soon as the documents are ready – this should be done at the county level, if possible – they should be released on time. We have cases where you go to the chief and find that--- One hon. Member said - with due respect to the Jubilee Government--- I do not know whether ID is issued skewed to make sure that some people do not register. 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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