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    "id": 1234832,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My empathies and sympathies go to the family and friends who have lost more that 89 Kenyans. This looks like a genocide movie in the famous Hotel Rwanda. It is very sad that religion, as Karl Max said, is the opium of the masses and the poor, as my brother has also alluded. I propose the following to the Government, that, the issue of mental illness and depression is a very serious issue. You even saw the case of Kitengela that is trending. We did the Mental Health Bill last Session and therefore, these families and many Kenyans are going through mental issues that should be looked at. I propose that the Government, through the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, and also the Attorney General’s Office, should immediately vet afresh and look at the registration of religious organisations in the country, be it Christianity, Hinduism or Islam. There is a misnomer where we are only keen against the Muslim Community because there is a perception that there is radicalisation. This has shown that we should look all ways. Even within Christianity, there is radicalisation going on. Therefore, vetting and registration of religious organisations must be done. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are aware that there is right to religion. Every one has a right to worship but the Constitution provides that, where your right starts, is where my right ends. Even as we go through investigation, we ask all of us to refrain from commenting. Sometimes, it is prejudicial. I have seen the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Cabinet Secretary (CS) going there. We need to be given forensic information on postmortem of what really happened. This issue of cult and religion is very sad. I have heard my friends alluding that in some occasions, the infamous Pastor Mackenzie was in the same congregation with the President. Those are just illusions and statements that have been made for political expediency. We are aware. I urge the Minority side not to trivialize some of these matters and not to do it for political expediency that we are seeing. The President of the Republic of Kenya is a truthful and honest man of God. He will ensure that anybody who was a culprit, even the Government that might participated in aiding in one way or another, is brought to book. Finally, as leaders, I am surprised that the Minority Leader is the Senator for Kilifi County. I know a number of Members of Parliament (MPs). These things were happening behind their backs and they were busy doing demonstrations."
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