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    "id": 1291785,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The events of Sondu are saddening. Sen. Cherarkey started very well by saying that we need to talk about solutions and how this matter can be addressed. In September 2020, the governors of the Great Lakes Region Economic Bloc held a meeting and had a Peace Accord. These included governors from Nyanza, Western, Nandi, and South Rift. What we need to ask ourselves is what happened? It looks clear that this agreement has not been honoured. We have had four incidences in Sondu. We have also had an incident between the border of Kisumu and Nandi somewhere around Muhoroni. We have had issues even recently in my county, in the boundary between Vihiga and Aldai at a place near Serem. This was very recent, in the last month. The attackers came, provoked and attacked a village, killed animals, burnt them, injured people, and burnt houses. That was not given the coverage that Sondu is being given now. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it was an eye-opener that people could be attacked when they have done nothing. They were simply celebrating circumcision and then they were attacked. Houses and cows were burned around Serem. My good friend and neighbour, Sen. Cherarkey, knows about the incident. We are saying that it cannot be that only one side of the county is getting involved in all this. Even in Kakamega, there is a boundary between Nandi and Kakamega somewhere around Malava where we had such an incident some years back. I think that a solution needs to be found. That is why leaders need to get a solution to this matter by---"
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