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    "id": 1257626,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "This House has just passed the Preservation of Human Dignity and Conservation of Economic Rights Bill sponsored by Sen. Mungatana, a few weeks ago. The Bill has just been referred to the National Assembly. This is part and parcel of what we are talking about. We cannot live in a country where other Kenyans feel more Kenyan than others. If there are those who unfortunately for one reason or the other, such as there being political challenges that came their way and up to date they have never been able to recover, reconstitute and build up their life, then they should be assisted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, having said that, I request that this Committee that will look into this matter does justice to the people of Kenya by ensuring that this is the final time that this matter shall ever arise in this House. As such, it will involve going around and ensuring that they verify the claims that have been made, counter check with Government records that are available and send a lasting solution. This is so that we do not have the same 10 or 15 years down the line. I know how these kinds of matters normally end eventually. It is a vicious cycle, which is very difficult to conclude on. The minute you show up in a village sometimes--- You remember the tales. I remember watching Parliament, this must have been the Ninth Parliament, the 2007 to 2013 parliament. There were many debates that Parliamentarians used to have about having IDPs in their areas. I know the Government did a lot through the Special Programmes Ministry as was known then to try and resettle this people. Colossal amounts of money were spent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, I hope that this shall mark the end of this exercise. I know the Petition is specific to Nyandarua County, but I hope that we can cover this across all the counties that we know of. I know there are some in Nakuru. If you go to Narok, you will find IDPs as well. Though many of them have not been displaced by post-election violence, but by Government action. You know this was one of the main points of departure between some of us and the previous administration because of what they did to the residents who live in Narok South. Some of them are still in concentration camps. Therefore, I do hope that this Committee will effectively deal with this matter such that we shall never hear of it again. I congratulate and wish Sen. Methu well as he pursues justice, but urge him not to pursue it for the residents of Nyandarua Count only but for all displaced people in the country since that is our duty as Senators. We are Senators in the Republic of Kenya. Thank you."
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