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    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to contribute to this emotional Motion that has been moved by my friend, Hon. (Dr) Ariko, the Member for Turkana South. On my own behalf and that of the people of Marakwet West, I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the people of Turkana for losing their people through a massacre that should never have happened. It is unfortunate that at this time and age, our people are still being killed. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has a constitutional obligation to protect the lives and property of our people. Today a Motion has been brought to the effect that more than 22 Kenyans lost their lives. You can see the way it is taken casually. The Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party are not present in the House, and we lost 22 Kenyans. If it happened in Nairobi or in any other part of the Republic of Kenya, this House would be full. The debate on this Motion would not have been pushed to 6.00 p.m. It would have begun at 3.00 p.m. It is unfortunate that it looks like the life of a Turkana is less than the life of any other Kenyan in this country. Turkana County is special. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, and the Government generally, should take special cognisance of it. When I was seated here, I did my research and Rwanda has 26,000 square kilometres. Burundi has 27,000 square kilometres and Djibouti has 23,000 square kilometres. This totals to 76,000 square kilometres. Turkana County has 77,000 square kilometres. Three countries can fit into it. Therefore, as I have said, it must be given special attention and recognition. If the Government of Kenya cannot take care of the people of Turkana, let those people take care of themselves. Three countries, Djibouti, Burundi and Rwanda, can fit into Turkana County. Therefore, they must be given special attention. This is an international dispute. It is shameful that we are commenting on M23 rebels defending their rights inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) whereas we cannot comment on Ethiopian militia attacking our people within the Republic of Kenya. As a Government and sovereign people, we should be ashamed of ourselves. We have lost our people in Turkana North. They are not less of human beings. Therefore, we should not make it look like a small problem. No Kenyan has less value than the other. The Government has that obligation. It is mandated in the Constitution to protect the lives of all Kenyans, including the 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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