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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ngugi",
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        "legal_name": "David Mwaniki Ngugi",
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    "content": "I am also glad that all hon. Members are ready to uphold the rule of law and the Constitution of this country. Several things have came up during the debate, starting with the fact that, we should all support the resettlement and welfare of IDPs. We should not apply double-speak. We should all walk the talk. There should be no delay in resettlement. There should be no conditionalities. Genuine and fake IDPs should be identified. It should not be difficult to do that! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also said that security should be addressed. This country has enough forces. Every hon. Member who spoke agreed that it is the responsibility of the Government to resettle and provide security to our people. The Government and all the hon. Members in this House have heard that this is, not only a constitutional and legal issue, but also a moral issue. We must stand the moral high ground with our fellow Kenyans at this hour of need. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, issues of many IDPs, not necessarily arising out the December general election, have come up in Marsabit, Mau and Mount Elgon. I hope the Government will also address all of them as urgently as it can. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what has come out is that for resettlement and settlement to take place, we must have goodwill and commitment of the Members of Parliament, particularly from the affected areas. They have also pleaded with the Government to include them, like yesterday in the process. As the President and Prime Minister will be touring those areas, they can include them plus elders, churches and NGOs working in those areas. In so doing, this problem will be quickly resolved. The issue of the Government not having moved with speed and lived up to its responsibility has been raised. The Government has been asked to apologise to the IDPs everywhere in Kenya for not taking up its responsibility. I have no doubt that the Minister in charge has heard that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, there was an example quoted by one hon. Member who likened this problem of IDPs to an accident scene. That hon. Member said that when a road accident occurs and there are casualties, we do not start arguing about who was on the wrong or right or about the state of the road or the weather conditions. What one should do is to take the casualties to the nearest hospital, so that they can get treated and then address the other issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we did not have much time to hear all the hon. Members. But we all can seen there are still some divisions within us. It is the responsibility of the Chair through seminars or whatever means to reconcile us when we address such an important and urgent national issue, we should do it, as Kenyans. We should not do it as Members of Parliament who come from a certain area and are not concerned about other areas. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was happy with the hon. Member for North Horr. That is a very far area from where these IDPs are. However, he could understand and empathise with them because maybe his people have been in the same problems before. It is now time for the Government and all hon. Members of this House to speed up their help in the resettlement and settlement of these IDPs. Thank you. April 23, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 659"
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