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    "id": 1263154,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, indeed, I want to join my colleagues to support the Motion that is before the House this afternoon. Twenty five years is a very long time for people to wait for justice. I am sure that many of the victims of the bomb blast in that happened on 7th, August, 1998, have lost hope. When it happened, I was 16 years old. From that time, we have had a lot of efforts being directed towards getting justice for the victims of the August 7th Bombing but nothing has happened up to date. It is a national shame that we have not done anything to pursue justice for the helpless victims. Many were wondering why the Senator for Nairobi City is not a Member of the committee yet it happened in Nairobi. I want to correct the notion. What happened on 7th August, 1998, was a national disaster. Actually, it has international proportions because we lost people from all walks of life and regions in the country. Even international victims also lost their lives. For the survivors, we opened up a memorial park and people have moved on with their lives. You can imagine people who were 16 years old like myself. We are now in our 40’s and we are here in the Senate. The Committee should ensure there is justice for the people who were affected in that particular tragedy. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have seen compensation for other nationals by the United States (US) Government. It is only fair because there is no greater life to another. I do not think that a citizen of the US has greater value in terms of humanity than citizens of other countries including Kenya. By establishing this Committee, I do not want us to just sell hope to the people because they have held on to the hope for too long. I hope that the Committee will finally resolve this question for them because they have been to every office in the land. I am aware of efforts that have been directed towards foreign lands, including in the US itself. When they see that the Senate is tying to do something for them, I really hope that the effort does not fail. I encourage Members of the Committee, led by Sen. Kavindu Muthama, to know that the hopes of millions of families in this country are resting on them."
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