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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this Motion. I am fully aware that we have come before this House before to seek for another extension. As the Mover has mentioned, this issue is very crucial to this country and has continued to occupy a better part of our politics and even the Executive agenda for the last couple of years. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the 2007/2008 disturbances that resulted in many Kenyans being displaced only served as an opportunity for the country to address the entire issue of IDPs across the country. During the process, this Committee has come across many categories of people who have been displaced. As the Mover said, it is important that the House also takes notice of the fact that, for the first time, the Committee is in the process of coming up with a Bill that will be introduced to this House. Already, there is a draft of The Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons Bill that has been formulated by the Committee with the assistance of Kituo Cha Sheria. For the Committee to be able to table a more comprehensive Bill, it is only desirable that an extension of three months be granted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, also, when the Committee was being put in place, many other legislations have been enacted, including the fact that we now have a Bill of Rights in our Constitution that is very comprehensive. As this is being done---"
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