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    "id": 624919,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "My apology, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was held up in another meeting which I was called to in the Committee Room. First, I wish to state that I support this important Motion. It is our understanding, all of us as Kenyans, that every adult who has attained the age of 18 is entitled to an ID. It is not just having an ID as a Kenyan. There are various reasons why an ID is required. One is for security. You heard our colleague talking about the requirement for an ID when you meet security people particularly in this era of terrorism and other complicated crimes. Two, is access to facilities. For you to access any service, be it Uwezo Fund, a bank loan or grant, you must be identifiable. Even if they are groups, they must be identifiable. It is also used in employment. For young people to access interviews in the military, teaching or any other profession, they must have IDs. So, if they do not get them, they are denied employment. If they do not have IDs after school they are denied fair opportunities like any other Kenyan. With regard to land ownership, you cannot acquire a title deed if you do not have an ID. So, there are many things including registration of business which you cannot do without it. For you to be here, you have to go through voting. Adult Kenyans cannot vote if they do not have IDs. There are very many important reasons that demand that Kenyans are issued with IDs. This important document has not been given to many Kenyans because of a number of challenges. First, is the delay in processing. Processing the application takes a lot of time because of bureaucracy. There is a requirement that they have to go through the administration from the village elders to the Assistant County Commissioner and so on and so forth. This causes a lot of delay in processing the IDs. Secondly, sometimes there are no adequate materials at the centres in our rural areas for the processing of IDs. There have also been difficulties because some officers are involved in corruption. Therefore, those that do not have anything to bribe are not given IDs."
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