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    "id": 144033,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. K. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kiema Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Motion for Adjournment. It is very difficult for Members of Parliament, especially those of us who come from the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) as the House goes on recess. This is because for the last one or so years, no rains have been experienced in those areas. The crops have failed and no harvest is expected there. We will be confronted by people who even stay a whole day without a meal when we go home. I urge the Government to make sure that an area like Mutitu in Ukambani, where I come from, and other areas in this country where there are no harvests and Kenyans do not have anything to eat, it steps up the distribution of food. This is because as much as we are looking at the long-term measures of making this country self-sufficient in terms of food production, we should address the issue of Kenyans who are dying due to lack of food. There is a big problem of lack of water in my constituency, most parts of Ukambani, North Eastern Province and Turkana. I appeal to the Government, through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, to focus on taking water bowsers to schools, so that education is not disrupted. As I speak here now, schools in my constituency and other areas are being closed because students do not have food and water. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want the Government to go on a sleep mode because Parliament is adjourning. The Government should focus more on insecurity. Over the last month or so, the City of Nairobi has become one of the unsafe cities in this continent. Everytime hardworking Kenyans leave their offices for their homes and vice- versa, they do not know whether they will get there. I remind the Government that the very cardinal responsibility of the Government is to provide security to its citizenry. Kenyans are asking: “What is going on? When did the rains start beating us as far as security is concerned?” I urge the Government, as we go on recess, not only to focus on Members of Parliament and other dignitaries, but to also ensure that it provides security to the common mwananchi in this country."
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