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    "id": 1403201,
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    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "were settled in Pipeline, Wendani, Ebenezer, Miti Mingi, Kikopey and Mbaruk because of the peace that prevailed there at that time. I congratulate Hon. Ruweida Obo for bringing this very important Motion here. It is simple; that we give them their flowers when they are alive. It is okay to mourn them. What are we doing to the ones who are here? Some of the things that Hon. Ruweida has proposed are not capital intensive. They do not need so much money nor a budgetary allocation. They just need goodwill. As has been said, you will get to see special discounts in shopping malls of other countries for soldiers and veterans who served in the military. This is not hard to do. It is something we should make a declaration on and implement. From here, I hope that this Motion will be passed overwhelmingly. More importantly, the Committee on Implementation should take it up. This House assents to many Motions, but the implementation is slow. The recommendations are not followed up and done. I hope that the Committee on Implementation will pick it up. It should also ensure that our military officers get priority services in places like banking halls, airports, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and other areas. We can accord our military men some of those benefits to honour them while they are still alive. I join the Speaker of this House who gave a directive and a comment yesterday after making his Communication. Many other Members spoke. We must look at the fights and the banditry that is going on in the North and in Kerio Valley because General Ogolla was a celebrated fighter jet pilot. He has fought many wars outside this country, only to die in a helicopter within the borders of our country. He was in the Kerio Valley because we are not able to maintain peace. We have the national and military intelligence. Somehow, we have contained the headless and faceless Al-Shabaab . However, we have not been able to deal with bandits. As the Speaker and some of us have said yesterday, it is time the leadership in those areas and affected counties like Turkana, Samburu, West Pokot, Baringo and Laikipia take action to ensure that we wipe out banditry so that we give our children a chance to go to school. We should give area residents, especially the women and children, time to have their families together. The people who suffer most are women and children. That way, we will be honouring the General more. He was there to ensure that these children go to school. Many people were asking why the General was out there looking for schools. If you knew General Ogolla, he was a hands-on leader. He wanted to know exactly what the soldiers are doing in the field and how they are implementing what has been decided - reconstruction of schools, redoing roads and other related things. That is how he met his death. He was doing what he really wanted of his soldiers. I eulogise and join the country in mourning those fallen soldiers. I also support Hon. Ruweida’s Motion. After passing it here, it should be implemented as early as yesterday. Congratulations, Hon. Ruweida Obo, for bringing this Motion to this Floor. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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