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    "id": 939581,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/939581/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "I am afraid that these provisions are made in a mandatory form which I think I am prepared to live with. They should remain so because even people who are described as male or female have a duty under the law to be registered as persons. For the reasons which were clearly articulated by Sen. Mwaura, I wanted to draw his attention to Section 14 that talks about Offences and Penalties. Section 14(1) (a) of the principal Act says- “Any person who- (a) fails to apply to be registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act; or---“ The Act says that such a person will have committed an offence and that offence carries certain penalties which can be administered to the person who is said to have contravened any sections in the Registration of Persons Act. I was going to plead with Sen. Mwaura that we put it in such a language that we do not amend that Section. However, I think we need to do something about Section 14 because we want to encourage intersex people to register. If they fail to register, I do not think it is their problem or their mistake. We must undertake to educate certain registration officers. For example, if somebody appeared before a registration officer and wants to declare himself as intersex, probably he will undergo so many questions and problems. He will be asked many questions, for example: “Have you undergone a procedure? Where did you undergo it?”"
}