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    "id": 106262,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 381,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
        "slug": "mohammed-affey"
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    "content": "26 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) reconciliation amongst the people of the Kenya and extends to historical violations and abuses of human rights and economic rights inflicted on persons by the State, public institutions and holders of public office both serving and retired between 20th December, 1963 and February, 2008.” It confines us to the period between 1963 to 2008. A lot of the violations against not only the people of the north but generally against Kenyans happened before Independence. We know what happened to the freedom fighters in this country. We know what happened when the colonial government used the divide and rule tactics. A lot of historical injustices and violations happened before this period. We would have been glad if the Act extended its mandate to before Independence. Even if we confine ourselves to the period between 1963 and 2008 so much was done in this country that we need, as Kenyans, to honestly tell each other: “This happened; we owe apologies to those Kenyans who were unnecessarily affected.” We should compensate where compensation is warranted because most of these Kenyans are alive. As it is currently, the Indemnity Act shows that even if you appear before a tribunal the law has not been repealed by Parliament. We are hoping that this House will, in its wisdom, repeal it and then those officers who committed crimes can appear before a tribunal. Therefore, it is important that before the TJRC visits this part of the country, this Act is actually repealed. I would like to ask the Chair to facilitate this so that we can repeal it. As of now, we will not feel comfortable, and we are advised so; the commission that we have established will want to visit North Eastern Province, Coast Province, upper Eastern and those areas that are indicated in the Bill. These districts are Isiolo, Marsabit, Tana River, Lamu, Wajir, Garissa, and Mandera."
}