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    "id": 953950,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Ali, which is really timely. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenyan Constitution states that every person is equal before the law and shall enjoy equal protection by the law. All the persons have the right to full enjoyment of essential rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights to economic, social and political rights. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the people of Northern Kenyan have suffered for long. We have been told that the people from the other frontier counties have also suffered the same. However, we from Northern Kenya have been discriminated against on all accounts. The number one account on which the people from Northern Kenya and frontier counties, especially the in the north from Moyale all the way to Mandera, Isiolo, Marsabit and Garissa, have suffered immensely is in contravention to our own Constitution and the rights and freedoms as guaranteed in it in the Bill of Rights. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House has been mandated with devolution. One of the things that we should be legislating on to ensure that the basic documents are given as a devolved function is this one. We, therefore, should, as this House, volunteer. I volunteer myself to come up with legislation that will compel our authorities to provide these passports at the point where people live, work and play. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we keep talking about devolution and decentralization. However, until such a time that we ensure that these kinds of things are done, we will continue to lament, as we have seen in the last few days. We keep lamenting about the rights that have been denied us, especially the discrimination that continues to plague the people of Northern Kenya. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support and volunteer to be part of the team or to come up with legislation that will ensure that the decentralization of key documents is done at the sub-national level. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. 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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