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    "id": 63980,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 164,
        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question was largely answered last time. However, I think the issue that remained to be dealt with was whether we could consult with the Ministry of Education, so that we could defer the requirements for the birth certificates for registration of Standard One pupils and also Form Four candidates. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not advisable to do that because the reason why we asked the Ministry of Education to help us in this regard was to encourage all Kenyans to register all births. The Ministry of Education has agreed because they also have problems with people sitting for exams for other people and cheating in exams. So, both of us have an interest in making sure that every child is registered. However, due to the pressure of the period in which pupils are expected to register both in Standard One and in Form Four, we will give some time up to the last day of March this year for all parents to make sure that their children are registered. Let me use this opportunity to give a policy statement with regard to registration of births of pupils who are in school, so that they do not have to go and register to obtain these essential documents. We have asked all our head teachers to be our agents for purposes of registration of children. We are giving all teachers application forms. We are helping them, so that they know how the forms should be completed. They know the parents of the children. They know the children and the assistant chiefs are in the same locality where the schools are situated. When they complete the forms, the assistant chiefs can confirm and sign and we can then pick the documents and get the certificates. We can bring the certificates back to the teachers and the parents can then pick them. This is to ensure that the children are not disturbed. Kenyans must know that it is their responsibility to register their children. They do not have to wait until we are registering children in Standard One, Form Four or during KCPE. We urge that everybody takes a birth certificate immediately after birth of a child."
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