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    "id": 927831,
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    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mutunga",
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        "legal_name": "John Kanyuithia Mutunga",
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    "content": "Census is the most costly type of research one can do. It collects information that can be very useful for a very long time. I believe 10 years is worth the investment. It is important for us to have precise information for planning because they say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. If you plan using the wrong data, then you have a problem. Murphy’s Law states that nothing is as easy as it looks and everything seems to take longer than it should. If anything can go wrong, it will at the worst possible moment. If we use the wrong data, then we shall get the wrong figures. If we do not plan this exercise very well, then we might not get there and, therefore, we might not get the correct report. So, credibility of the data is very important. The Bill is very precise. The results of 2009 had a problem; they were questioned. It is important for us to put in place better plans this time round so that we do not misuse resources. We need to triangulate this data. We cannot rely on census alone because census is about triangulation. I can see clear sources of information. Of course, one of them is the Huduma Namba. We have collected quite a bit of data which can be used, including the data and information that is collected from our civil registries. I believe every child who is born, or anybody who dies in this country is registered and that data can be corroborated so that we know exactly whether the number of people counted through the census is precise or not and whether the process itself is credible. I would like to say the information we get from the KNBS for research or other purposes is sometimes doubtful. We, therefore, need to corroborate information from all centres so that we can have better information for research and other purposes. I support the Bill. Next is the Member for Lagdera."
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