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    "id": 1522497,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turkana East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nicholas Ng’ikor",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Adjournment Motion on the massacre of the Turkana people at Todonyang. Before I proceed, on my own behalf, my family and that of the people of Turkana East, I send my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, the people of Turkana North and the great nation of Turkana. This has become the norm in our country. This Adjournment Motion is a concern for the entire country. However, many Members have already left the chamber. This Adjournment Motion talks about life. We have been discussing similar Motions every year, both internally and externally, but nothing has been done. We still do not know the exact number of people who have been killed, and our Government is quiet about it. The militia who committed the atrocities are still at large. They have even said they will not move from where they are to pave way for the dead people to be counted, but the Government has given it a deaf ear. If this incident had happened elsewhere in the country, everybody would have gone there. However, because it is in Turkana, no one cares. We have been talking about this for many years. The issue of Todonyang is not new to this House. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, people were massacred in the same area, but no action has been taken to find a lasting solution. The Government goes there, comes back and tells the public that they are doing something, but at the end of the day, they go silent. Time has come for the Government of Kenya to take stock of the security situation in Turkana The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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