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    "id": 146824,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lekuton",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of State for Defence. Over the weekend, a 15 year-old-boy in Samburu Playground died as a result of a bomb explosion. The fatal bomb is suspected to be lying for many years underneath a field in an area used by the Kenyan and British military due to our mutual bi-lateral agreement. I would like the Minister to make some clarifications. First, what are the exact co- ordinates of the training areas in Samburu? This is because we believe that the military has gone beyond the gazetted land to train. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, given that it is the responsibility of the Government to clear training grounds of unexploded ordinance after such training sessions, why has the military or the Government taken too long to clear off these areas which continue to cause loss to innocent Samburus? Thirdly, when will the Government clearly demarcate or zone Samburu military training areas between the foreign and Kenyan military, so that each military force is allocated a designated zone and can, therefore, be held fully responsible during a bomb explosion? What is the identification of military ordinance to differentiate between the Kenya Army and the British Army during the exercise? What intervention has the Government put in place to ensure that the danger zones which have not been cleared are clearly marked and recorded and the locals are fully informed of the potential dangers of the unexploded ordinance? Lastly, who is to be held responsible and what is the standard compensation for such bomb explosion to those victims?"
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