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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Olago",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by hon. Kiuna is not just confined to Nakuru. It affects Kisumu as well. Parents are compelled, not just to bribe, but also to wait for very long. I agree with the Minister that it is a requirement of the law that births must be registered. However, it is not a requirement of the law to produce birth certificates during registration to schools or for examinations. This is only a regulation. So, the issue that hon. Kiuna has raised is very valid. There should be coordination between the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and the Ministry of Education so that the requirement to produce a birth certificate before registration to a school or before examinations is suspended for the time being. This issue is so serious that I had also sought a Statement from the Minister for Education. Indeed, the Director of Civil Registration put a whole page notice yesterday, in the media, in which he said among other things that:- “The Ministry wishes to acknowledge that in the past, there has been an increase in the demand for birth certificates due to the ongoing national examinations registration. This has posed a big challenge to the department whose capacity is low.” In view of this admission by the Director himself, why is it not possible for the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and the Ministry of Education to sit together and suspend the requirement of production of birth certificates during admission and examinations?"
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