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    "id": 103968,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very timely amendment. I also thank the Mover of this Bill because it is a very timely and appropriate amendment that could address some of the historic concerns that have been noted in this nation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realise that public funds have been immensely used to carry out inquiry on certain events that have taken place in this nation. Disappearances of very famous personalities in this nation, brutal murders and even assassinations have occurred in this country and no concrete results have been found to allay fears of Kenyans. Notable among these is the disappearance of Kungu Karumba who had been a very popular and committed nationalist of this country, Gama Pinto who really participated in the liberation of this country. These are the areas that should have been addressed by the commissions of inquiry if, indeed, they were formed so that the perpetrators of these acts would have been taken to court and punished. In my view, appointments to these commissions in the past have not really given representation of the entire country. They have been formed primarily to satisfy certain political interests. In my view, when such commissions are formed, they should reflect the representation of the whole country. Also, the commissioners should also be appointed on basic qualifications. They should be people who are patriotic in handling affairs of this nation. It is in our minds that even those commissions like the Ouko, the Akiwumi and even the others like the Ndung’u’s gender consideration was not really given a thought. Although a lot of public funds have been used in these commissions, they have not been of any benefit to Kenyans. You recall the Njonjo Commission that really took a lot of our money, and again lengthy periods were taken. The end result of that Commission was forgiveness. Kenyans never benefited from that Commission. In my view, Kenyans must see the benefit of such commissions. The Ndung’u Commission is another one that really tried to address some of the land issues in the country. It highlighted the irregular and the illegal manner land is acquired and even the grabbers were cited; roads have been taken, church land has been taken, and even school land. Land belonging to universities has also not been spared either. Unfortunately, the recommendations in that Report have not been implemented. If they were implemented, they would really give this nation stability, peace and even harmony. I would, therefore, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, highly recommend the amendment of this Bill, so that some of the historic concerns are addressed as per the desires of---"
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