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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion. I thank my colleague, Hon. Wanyonyi, for bringing it to the House. Allow me to quote Abraham Lincoln, the former President of the United States (US), when he talked about elections. He said:- “Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behind, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. Get out and register and be ready to vote because bad leaders are elected by good people who do not vote.” For one to vote in this country, one must have a voter’s card. For you to have one, you must have an identity card and for you to have an identity card, the National Registration Bureau (NRB) and the chiefs have to decide. It is not a favour for a person who has reached the age of 18 years to be given an identity card. It is an inherent thing that you have. It is the business of the Government to make sure that those who have hit the age of 18 years get identity cards. It is shocking that whenever a person hits the retirement age, it is not you who says; “I have hit the retirement age.” Your employer will tell you: “My friend, your time is up. Go!” It should be the same case when you hit 18 years of age. It is the Government which should issue you with an identity card. It should not be you to seek one. Just like the PIN, which should be issued to every individual, identity cards should be issued to every person who has attained the age of 18 years. It should be the same for an identity card, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) membership, driving licence and all that. Why do I support this Motion? I am trying to think why Hon. Wanyonyi brought up this issue. When you are issued with a temporary waiting card, it is that – purely temporary. It should last for two weeks. After that, you are supposed to be issued with the final document. The National Registration Bureau has been failing in its duty. We need to tell them that we have heard cases of people waiting for their identity cards for six months, a year or two years. In fact, it is shocking that whenever married women want to change their names to their husbands’ it takes ages. We need to state clearly that it is a right. It is inherent and should be so. Next week we will be recruiting 10,000 young people to the police force. It is a requirement that for you to be recruited to the police force, you must have an ID. If you do not have an ID, you will definitely not be recruited. We should amend this because the moment you are given that temporary card, it does not mean that you are going to undergo more vetting. You have already been vetted. So, we need to tell the NRB that they are letting down this country. They need to do their part and hasten the issuance of IDs. It is also very shocking that we have very many IDs lying in chiefs’ and the NRB offices. We even had cases of IDs being taken to different locations from the ones they were registered. So, the ball is in the court of the NRB. They need to do their work. They need to up their game. I support this Motion. Thank you."
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