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"speaker_name": "Dr. Shaban",
"speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
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"content": " Our Ministry, together with other Members of Parliament, has been doing Harambees . We did one for the IDPs sometime in May, 2008. We did another one in February, 2009, for the Sachangwan fire victims. We conducted a third Harambee for the people of Faza Island in September, 2009. So, this was just one Harambee amongst many and there is no reason for it to be a political issue because we have done Harambees for other Kenyans. As these people were leaving the Mau Complex, the officers of the Forestry Service did a profiling exercise. However, it is only normal for us to go and countercheck and verify. This is because when we were dealing with the people camping at the roadside, we found out the numbers were bigger than the numbers we were given by the people who had conducted the exercise in the forest. It is, therefore, important for us to harmonize and get to know where the other people are coming from. Whereas the Forestry Service was telling us that they were dealing with 1,693 families, the list which is out there now is beyond 5,000 families. We needed to harmonize the lists so that we know the genuine people who came from the Mau Forest. Once these people left the forest, they were no longer being assisted by the officers of the Forestry Service. Once they are out there, it is for our Ministry to take over. That is why we were given instructions from the Prime Ministerâs Office to go and ensure that the lists are harmonized. After that, we will deal with the matter. That way,"
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