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    "id": 1267574,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important issue. I thank our Chairperson, Sen. Wakili Sigei, for bringing forth the two Reports, with respect to the Petition by Paulo Mosbei and 19 others concerning the historical injustices suffered by the Torobeek Community and the Report on the Petition by Nayan Savla concerning the delay in developing and launching a Victims Right Charter. I must quickly note that I am a Member of this Committee. Let me commend my colleagues in the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for being very hard-working and diligent in hearing the petitions and coming forth with solutions and reports on how some of these issues, especially the issues that touch on historical injustices can be handled by the institutions of Parliament. This is an affirmation of democracy in our nation and an affirmation that constitutionalism can work towards alleviating any grievances that any community may have within our Republic. The fact that this Community had the confidence to approach the Senate, shows how important the institution of the Senate is, in terms of its oversight role in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, though this is a humble Community, it should give a lesson to our opponents who are on the Minority side, that a humble community that may not have achieved the qualifications that we may find on the Minority side in this House have been wise enough to approach institutions that give solutions to the issues that have ailed them for many years and still trust that Kenya has institutions that can resolve those crises. Unfortunately, this community has sensed discrimination and when we met this community as the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Molo, it was sad to note that even when the relief food is being distributed, they were not recognised and neither were they given the relief food. Perhaps, the administration does not see them as a community within the communities that need to be supported in Kenya. We urge the Attorney-General to do everything possible to ensure that recommendations that have been given by this Report do not become paper value, but these solutions are given back to the community and the recommendations are enforced. I have also looked at the report by the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights about the Victims’ Rights Charter. One of the ways that we are going to help our nation is by making sure that the Victim Protection Fund; the trust fund is in place so that people who suffer in certain instances because of injustices and violations, can be adequately compensated. Finally, the oppressors can now take responsibility for anything that they get to do against the people of Kenya, that amount to violations of any victim who suffers. For instance, in the mandamano which is happening today. It is high time individuals begin to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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