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    "id": 885119,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/885119/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice on this important Statement. From the outset, I want to congratulate the Senator from Vihiga County, for having thought of this very important issue of birth certificates. I would also wish that he gets a response on the reason why the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government has neglected the Department of Registration of Births and Deaths. Little attention is paid to this department by the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. They have paid a lot of attention on matters of security, but little attention is paid on the issue of registration births and deaths. If you go to our counties, the offices that deal with the registration of births and deaths are small rooms, which are very congested, compared to the number of people they need to register every day. The Committee should also look at the budget allocation for this department. The Government Printer should be given enough money to print booklets for birth certificates. In Kajiado, we have a backlog of 15,000 cases which are waiting for registration. The births and deaths registration department has also got the smallest number of personnel. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support and ask the Committee to take this matter as urgent, because the issue of birth certificates is affecting all Kenyans. It is not just a religious issue, as my---"
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