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    "id": 1098610,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo)",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "When the Senator for Laikipia County was giving his Statement he demonstrated a lot of bitterness. I could understand where he was coming from. That time when it happened to us and it is still happening, you would sit within the town and see the bandits taking over almost everything. So, the question is: Is our Government in control? Sometimes we complain of police brutality and young people are being killed by the police. When our citizens need the attention and protection of the police, they are not there to protect the lives of our people. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is high time that we asked ourselves whether the CS, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government is giving the right orders to his officers. Sometimes when you look at the problems that we are facing as a country, COVID-19 pandemic is already killing our people day and night. Every day, we bury Kenyans; almost every hour. In every county, people are dying. We do not have the facilities that we need. People are financially down; their businesses are gone and they cannot even help themselves. Now it appears the Government is allowing the bandits to come and finish Kenyans. You wonder what is the role of our Government at this particular time when Kenyans need its attention. When this happens and I speak out of experience, school-going children are affected. They are not going to school, but when it is time for exams they will be treated like any other student in this country. Nobody will put into consideration the problems they are going through. They will sit for the same exams that other students are sitting for. As a result of this, pregnant mothers have nowhere to lay their heads. Some even give birth on the road. I think it is a big shame for us, as a country, to face such a problem in the 21st Century. It is the responsibility of our Government to protect the lives of Kenyans. However, this not felt or seen in many parts of our country. In fact, sometimes I sit and I wonder whether it is the same Government that is facilitating the war and the conflict at the grassroots. I support the Statement. It is my prayer that serious action will be taken and that this matter will be given the attention it deserves."
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