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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a sad day for this Republic. I, therefore, would like to add my voice to the fact that there is a lot of suffering in Turkana County. I feel with our brother, the Senator of Turkana County. Kenya, as a nation, is a sovereign country. In this country, we have all grown and everybody knows that this is a country where we preach peace, love, and unity. What has happened in Turkana is not only a violation of Turkana as a county, but a violation of this peace-loving country that we have. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this Republic, we live with almost every other person that comes from this continent, and at no time, do we treat them with unjust and the kind of criminality we have seen in Turkana County. If we can lose over 20 people at the hands of a foreign country, it is a pathetic situation. We have no problem with countries that border this Republic. Mahatma Gandhi once said that you hate the sin, but love the sinner. As we love the Ethiopians or whoever they are, the Government must come out strongly to indicate, show and demonstrate that we hate the sin and it cannot be encouraged. The last time we were in Turkana County for the Senate Mashinani, we all saw the suffering that the people of Turkana undergo, and it cannot be fair that on top of the suffering and the harsh environment, then they lose their lives in the hands of foreigners. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year on June 25th when Parliament was invaded, the next day, we saw that the Army were all over this city taking care of everybody else. I expected that that is what we should be seeing in Turkana County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, and feel with our brothers and sisters in Turkana Country, I hope this will never happen again, not only in Turkana County but to any other Kenyan in this Republic. I call on none other than His Excellency, the President William Ruto, to take charge and ensure that the Turkanas are supported and protected. Most importantly, we are Africans that believe that when we lose one, we must be able to get the body and be at peace with the loss that we have. We must support Turkana County and the Government must ensure that the bodies of the 22 that have been killed, whether they are thrown in Lake Turkana or elsewhere, must be retrieved so that their loved ones are at peace with themselves. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I condemn this kind of criminality and hope that the sovereignty of this country that preaches peace, love and unity to our countrymen and beyond is protected. I stand with our brother, Sen. Lomenen."
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