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    "id": 1008460,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity. I also want to thank the Governor for Nandi Hon. Sang for bringing this Petition to this House. Gov. Sang was one of us in the last Senate representing the same county as the Senator and he is now the Governor. The reason why we get numerous Petitions in this House is because Kenyans have confidence that this is the House will address the problems that are bedeviling them. Therefore, the onus is on us to rise to the occasion and make sure that we provide answers to the Petitions that come to this House. Nandi County is a neighbour and I know it very well because many of my people have migrated into Nandi and what Gov. Sang is talking about is a situation, I am familiar with and requires urgent attention. It is unfortunate that people have lost a lot of property and lives because of the perennial landslides. I strongly support the first prayer that landslides be declared a national disaster because happens year in, year out. The first responsibility of any government is to protect the property and the lives of its people. We cannot sit back and watch our people lose properties year in, year out, and sometimes lives. We are all aware what happened in Elgeyo-Marakwet and West Pokot recently. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a situation that must be addressed, arrested and resolved, once and for all. I want to urge the Committee that this matter will be referred to that it expedites and makes sure the Nandi people get justice in terms of these landslides."
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