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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion brought by Sen. Lomenen. I sympathise and empathise with the people of Turkana County because of the agony they have gone through in the hands of foreigners. It pains a lot to lose Kenyans in ways that we should not lose lives. Of course, human beings are mortal and we will all pass on, but there are ways that lives must be saved and protected. I stand to urge the Government to take quick action to bring to book the culprits of this heinous act. The Government should protect other Kenyans in Turkana County and take seriously the lives of all Kenyans. When a Kenyan dies in Turkana, it should be taken as seriously as it is in other areas. The life of every Kenyan is important. It is sad that regions in this country have not been treated and supported equitably. I know this could be the feeling that Senator Lomenen has and a number of other people who come from these marginalized areas with no infrastructure and network that look like another country altogether. Kenyans have not been treated equitably. We all want to have the feeling of being valuable Kenyans. Dignify the life of every Kenyan. This is very sad. Just like when I was speaking about the police officer we lost in Haiti. He was defending the image of Kenya in a faraway land, but when the body lands in Nairobi, unless you take it with a chopper to Kajiado, we have no roads to take that body. He was a Kenyan who stood in for the 43 million of us, protecting and defending this country's name and giving us a good international image, but there was no road to his home. Will there come a time when Kenyans will be equal when we will all feel we belong? At the moment, we feel like there are Kenyans who continue to be marginalised. It is sad. My brother, Sen. Lomenen, I feel it for the Turkana people because I know we go through the same things. In fact, whereas Turkana is in the far north of the country, those of us who are adjacent to Nairobi feel the same because roads go to other regions of this country, but no roads go to Kajiado and Turkana. There is no power, network, or water in these regions. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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