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    "id": 885084,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/885084/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. Halake. I have said that it was a process of disenfranchisement, which is a denial of rights. It has been a fact that if you go to certain areas associated with leaders like Sen. Wetangula, there was a feeling that the numbers would be suppressed deliberately. That suppression starts from the issuance of birth certificates. You are also aware that to sit for a national examination in this country, to register for the KCPE or the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), you need a birth certificate. Therefore, when you deny people birth certificates, you are not only denying them a right to citizenship, but also a right to education. Finally, I was with Sen. Halake in the morning when we were querying certain initiatives that the national Government has undertaken with regard to citizen registration. I do not want to preempt debate, because the CS for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government will be coming before this House on different date. However, we must start holding the Ministry for Information, Communication and Technology responsible for certain acts of omission or commission by the national Government. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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