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    "id": 1257624,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1257624/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a curious matter that we still have IDPs in the country. It is something that pricks my curiosity. This is because, before Parliament, that is in the National Assembly and I think if I am not mistaken, even before this Senate, there have been reports of billions of Kenya shillings that have been spent to resettle IDPs that came as a result of the difficult times that we had in 2007/2008 election cycle. That we still have Kenyans who are still living in camps is something that should prick our conscious and establish what basically may have led to this unfortunate situation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know which Committee this matter will eventually be referred to. I believe their first point of call, before even commencing work, is Parliament library. Why do I refer them to the library of Parliament? It is to bring to fore any reports that have been tabled on this matter. There have been quite a number. Committees that have investigated, gone around the country, tabulated how many people have been paid, how much of tax payers’ money has been spent on this exercise and the lessons therein. If there are people that have not been catered for, then we have to find ways of establishing how to sort them because they are Kenyans."
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