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    "id": 63984,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/63984/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have no intentions, whatsoever of suspending registration of births because it is compulsory. It is in the law. You must register your child and attain a certificate so that when it is required, you produce it. This is not something that we have created. Birth registration is compulsory and there is a penalty for failing to register your child. However, since it was not in our culture and people did not see the need for birth certificates, they would go for identity cards. They did not go for birth certificates. Right now, we require all this information in our database. We require your birth certificate, where you were born, who your parents are and all that before you get an identity card. So, suggesting that we postpone it indefinitely is breaking the law. We are only going to accommodate people because cultures change slowly. We have found co-operation from the Ministry of Education to make parents know that birth certificates are important documents. If there is bribery, that is a serious matter which we can deal with. I think that by now, my brother should have reported that issue to the police so that we can get someone arrested and disciplined. However, it is not sufficient to come here and say that there is a lot of bribery and unless you give money, there is nothing that will be done. You should not come and mourn here; you should do something about it."
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