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"speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
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"content": " Yes, he said that. It was there on television. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to tell this House that not very many people will be joyous when they think you are becoming independent of them. Therefore, when we run down our economy and crave for help, we must be careful that we are not playing and doing what the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga told us not to. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the President and Prime Minister-designate, Mr. Raila Odinga, for their foresight, and for saving this country from what would have been a terrible catastrophe. However, let us not think that, that is panacea for peace. Peace will not come unless we ourselves are committed to it, and until we decide that we will now tell the truth and care for one another and not try to play to the gallery. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I salute hon. Raila, because he has been focused, all the time, on reforms and change. I cannot say so much of several others who have been shouting at the top of their voices, trying to look for who to blame, yet they are the beginning of the mess. We have 382 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 25, 2008 several people who served as Cabinet Ministers in the 24-year regime that brought a lot of problems to this country. At that time, it served them well and they did not say anything. However, time has come for all of us to focus on change. I hope that the change will come from our hearts and our minds. We should not pretend that we are reformers when we are not. If we do that, we will not lead the youth. The youth look up to their seniors. They look up to us, as their leaders, for direction. That is why I agree with the human rights groups that the violence we experienced was pre-planned because the youth are not evil-minded. The youth do what we tell them to do. It is up to us to give proper guidance to our youth and maintain the peace we so much want because we cannot enjoy development of any sort unless we maintain peace. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask our two main leaders to move at the same speed we used moved at in passing the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill and the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill and see to it that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and all those who are living outside their homes are resettled. That power sharing will have no meaning if those masses cannot enjoy it. The only way they will enjoy it is if the quality of their lives can be improved. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first step is to have the IDPs back in their homes. I hope we all saw what happened over the weekend. They were trying to drain rain water out of their tents while we were in our warm beds. When they see us in this House, alongside the two Principals, they think that no one is thinking about them. They wonder what peace we are talking about. This is the time to make sure that this programme moves on. I urge the Minister in charge of this programme to make sure that those people are moved from the make-shift homes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to ask for improved security. We are still reading about rape cases going on in those camps. Women, children and young boys are being raped. We must have enough security. We have policemen who are trained to handle rape cases. I would like to ask the Police Commissioner and the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and National Security to make sure that a special squad of police is attached to all the IDP camps to guarantee security to our people. With those few remarks, I support."
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