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    "id": 1185298,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "THAT, like other IDPs, the Nyanza-Western caucus of IDPs had legitimate hope that they would also benefit by either being resettled or compensated in order to start their lives all over again. THAT, to their astonishment, the Nyanza-Western caucus of IDPs were neither resettled nor compensated like other counterparts who were in IDP camps in other parts of the country and have inevitably been unable to recover from the psychosocial and economic damages suffered during and after the post-election violence. THAT, Government’s failure to compensate the Nyanza-Western caucus of IDPs has subjected them to untold pain, suffering disillusionment that has made them to feel forgotten and discriminated against contrary to Article 27 of the Constitution. THAT, since 2008, representatives of the Nyanza-Western caucus of IDPs have on several occasions forwarded the petitioners’ concerns to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government on various dates, the most recent attempt being on 16th September 2019 and 30th March 2021. However, the Government has not taken any tangible steps to address their plight. THAT, any further neglect of the petitioners’ plight amounts to serious violation and derogation of their inalienable rights to fair administrative action, particularly with respect to expeditious administrative process. THAT, the issues in respect of which the Petition is raised are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or any legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Public Petitions Committee, will: 1. Expeditiously interrogate the issues raised in this Petition with a view of determining the circumstances under which for close to 15 years since the occurrence of post-election violence, the petitioners are yet to be settled or compensated. 2. Cause the relevant Government agencies to ensure that the deserving IDPs under the Nyanza-Western Caucus of IDPs are verified and urgently compensated in order to enable them to revert to a dignified life like other counterparts who benefited from Government resettlement or compensation programmes. 3. Make any recommendations deemed fit in addressing the plight of the petitioners. And your petitioners will forever pray. Thank you."
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