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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Saney",
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    "content": "When it comes to values and principles of good governance as contained in the Constitution, it should be clear that they have no time-frame. It is mandatory that they are implemented. There is no negotiation about this. Why am I saying this? I come from the Northern Kenya region, which is an area that is ordinarily marginalised. I am not seeking cessation. We are not seeking any kind of separation. We are proud to be Kenyans. We do not beg anybody. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to put it on record that the first community under the sky to come to Kenya are the Cushites. That is a historical fact, but even with that kind of history, we still stand marginalised. I can for sure tell this House that there are many parastatals and State corporations in this country that do not have employees from some communities. They are innumerable. If you allow me, I can take time to present a list of parastatals which pay tax but do not have a single employee from the Northern Kenya region. I was perturbed when I went round those parastatals. That is unacceptable at this time. Kenya has been taking loans since 1963. We have been struggling with one issue – the gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots.” Today there is another cancer of blatant discrimination when the rules are clear. This must be dealt with decisively. They talk of inclusivity, equity and social justice but when it comes to ethnicity, they like treating the Somali people as a tribe. The Somali community is a nation, and not a tribe. Of all the tribes in Kenya, the Somali people are not a tribe. If you look at the cordons of the tribes of Kenya, I am an Ajuran - I am proud to be one. The Gavi, the Ajuran, the Ogaden and the Degodia are tribes of the Somali nation but they want to treat the entire Somali community as a tribe, which is unfair. This must be dealt with."
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