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    "id": 625069,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Washiali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank my friend, Hon. Mutahi, for giving me the opportunity to second the amendment. This amendment is meant to improve the Motion by including passports because IDs and passports are documents of identification. It is only that IDs are locally recognised while passports are internationally recognised as a way of identifying the origin of the holder. I am seconding this Motion and supporting my brother, Hon. Mutahi, because I have had a personal experience. At one point, we were visiting the Peoples’ Republic of China and China has a system of governance similar to Kenya. The difference is that other than counties, China has provinces. We were visiting one of the provinces and we realised that our visas were almost expiring. We did not need to go back to the headquarters of China, Beijing, to seek extension of our visas. We sought extension of the visas from the province and it was accepted and we were able to extend our stay in China just out of the efficient way of operation of the Chinese Government. We are talking of efficiency. At the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), we can register as voters within seconds. If Kenyans became serious, we can also issue IDs to Kenyans within minutes. Just as the Mover of this amendment said, in this digital era, we can have the main server in a central place like Nairobi, but have it accessible by other computers stationed in the counties and sub-counties. We could as well print IDs and passports, as we are proposing, right in the countryside. As we talk of registration, we need also to be talking of what we need to do to access this. The former contributors were sort of insinuating that the blame is on the current Government. The problem with issuance of identification documents has not started with this Government of Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. The problem has been there before, even in the last Government of Hon. Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga. If there was any need of improvement, they should have also improved the situation at that time. So, the blame should not be apportioned to this Government only. It should be apportioned to the preceding Governments as well. 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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