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    "id": 106322,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/106322/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "39 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) happened between 1963 and 1967 are things that will surface one day and we must deal with them during our time. We should say that all Kenyans are Kenyans. We must address the injustice meted on our brothers in North Eastern Province and the stated towns during that period. Either we address it or our children will do so. This will not be swept down the drain. We need to be very honest with each other. People were offended by the colonial Government, not only in this region, but also in very many regions. When we were at the Bomas Conference, we realised that the Pokots were Ugandans for 40 years. They said that they did not get development. They said that they became Kenyans for 40 years and only missionaries visited them. These are issues that are real. If we think we can start with this and suspend it midway, we should realise that we cannot solve problems halfway and expect to co-exist as Kenyans. It is very important to tell ourselves these things now that we are looking at our Constitution. We should open up to non- citizens who would like to be Kenyan citizens. We must first recognise who are Kenyans and who is within the Kenyan territory so that we do not just claim a territory and disown the people within that territory. It is very important that as we clean up the Constitution now, we also clean up our past. We should be bold as the Tenth Parliament and say that we will not cover up anything but rather, we will allow it to come out. We heard about the massacres when we were at the Bomas Conference. For some of us, it was shocking and an eye opener because we had never heard about it before. We did not know that it would have happened in a peace loving nation like Kenya. However, the reality is that bad things happened and we must start addressing them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that there is no reason why we should continue to hide issues or sweep things under the carpet. Let us address them now and build Kenya that will belong to all Kenyans. With those remarks, I support."
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