{"id":593907,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/593907/?format=json","text_counter":72,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdirahman","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":161,"legal_name":"Abdirahman Ali Hassan","slug":"abdirahman-ali-hassan"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in thanking the Senator for Vihiga County and by extension, the Vihiga County Assembly’s Legal Affairs Committee. This is a nationwide problem and worse in areas where some of us come from. Last Friday, I visited a centre called Hele and communities coming from as far as 200 kilometres were forced to come to the centre at a common place to apply for national identity cards which is really inconveniencing. Some of the communities that we come from are subjected to two vetting exercises; one at the grassroots level and another at the national level. It is very discriminative. The Committee must go beyond Vihiga County and cover the nation as it is a national problem and report back. I am not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}