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"speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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"content": "I do not know why I am being intimidated. Everybody who went to Sunday School knows the story of Esau, who lost his birthright. It is in Genesis 25:29-34. He went to look for stew because he was hungry. He lost his birthright. So, I do not know what we are telling Mwende Mwinzi, who is a US citizen by birth. He is not like some Members we know in this House and even out of this House. There are some public servants who have gone out to seek citizenship. So, it is easier to ask a person who was born Kenyan and went outside the country to look for citizenship. How can anyone opt to lose his birthright? I declare my interest that I have a son who was born in the US. I brought him up in this country. Does it mean he can never serve in any public office because he was born in the US? As a woman, if I travel and the time of giving birth comes, whether I will be in Kenya, Tanzania, the US or the UK, I will have to give birth. Does that mean that my son has to opt out of that birthright so that he can serve Kenyans? I think we need to look beyond. I will also urge"
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