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    "id": 1179935,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I rise at a time when we are almost concluding the session. I do not know how much I will cover in three minutes. I congratulate Sen. Lomenen from Turkana County for this timely Motion. We have been in this House for the last two months and we have spoken about drought in all regions that have been affected. The entire Kenya knows the suffering and the consequences of drought in Turkana and other counties. The situation in Turkana has been highlighted by the mainstream media. We have seen children who cannot walk because of hunger. Livestock has been lost not just in Turkana or Northern Kenya region, but in more than 20 counties, including Kajiado County. We have faced the worst drought in more than 40 years in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, today, I have listened to various speakers in this House. I felt emotional and felt like I would not contribute to this Motion. I was in my county in the morning hours and was a bit late coming to this House because I was trying to address the drought situation. Sen. Miraj, from Mombasa County, has spoken in good Swahili like a good Kenyan. It is not the farmers who have food surplus pulling the rope towards them, or those of us from drought-stricken counties pulling the rope towards us, but we all have more questions than answers. What happens to that Kenya that is 70 per cent arid, in the peripheral counties and has livestock? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we will continue asking when we see miraa farmers being compensated or boosted by the national Government whilst we have lost livestock and our Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) loans have not been written off. We have seen coffee farmers being sorted out when the need arises. We will continue asking for our counties because it is the right of our people as Kenyans."
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