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    "id": 1411134,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Busia County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Omanyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I want to mourn properly, so that I can come to terms, accept and finally move on. The General has left. He was buried but the truth has not been buried. We need a thorough investigation by trusted people. I have been looking into the lifestyle of a soldier in Kenya. It is pigeonholed and they do not have a life. Everything about a soldier is grim news. It wounds me more to see how easily people can bury a General and forget immediately, and then come up with narratives that give us deeper scars. True soldiers, especially those in Kenya, are exposed to toxins. I do not know how they protect themselves or what protective wear is provided to them. Most of the times, we see them in easy, simple fabrics. The uniform they wear is not protective enough. Some of them work in intense cold areas or hot areas causing them to be dehydrated until they collapse. This is not because they are weak, but they suffer from an electrolyte imbalance in their bodies or dehydration. What they are paid is not enough for anybody to carry out such duties. Their safety is of concern because they go through Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Most of the soldiers in the villages, including those who have retired, either look crazy or mad. Something is just amiss about them. This is because of what they faced day-in, day- out during their working days. When I look at a soldier’s payslip in comparison to what he does, they are oceans apart. We should improve their lifestyle, livelihood and where they stay. In Busia, I see some round, rusted shanty and hut-like houses that should not be occupied by any human being. Unfortunately, that is where our soldiers live. On what happened the other day to a whole General in that helicopter accident, I do not think anybody bothered to look into the mechanical issues and other issues. To me, it is still a myth. I need somebody to unfold it and put every detail in the open so that, as I mourn, I can finally accept. Our soldiers are suffering, both at low and high-ranking levels. They need us to look into their status with more keenness as human beings. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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