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    "id": 208191,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/208191/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 137,
        "legal_name": "Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think my colleague got me wrong. I did not say that, that is the reason we are going on recess. I said that it is a worrying issue. I said that it worries me to see so many Kenyans dying and yet we have the machinery in place to stop that. I have advocated for some military intervention in Mt. Elgon. If we can have some of our young soldiers going to this area to assist in roads construction, supply of water and building schools that have been damaged, this will act as a deterrent and at the same time we could use them to flash out those who are holding small arms. They are actually the people who are killing Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying so because we have lost a lot of people not only in Mt. Elgon, but also in Trans Nzoia. It is high time that this came to an end. We also have floods in my constituency. Many Kenyans have moved from their homes and they are now living in schools. In Namanjalala, Marinda and Veya, many of the homes have been damaged by floods. I do sympathise with the Minister of State for Special Programmes who does not have enough equipment and strategies to deal with floods. This is an issue that we should look at. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to share the feelings of farmers in Trans Nzoia District. This is harvesting time and many of the roads are in a bad state. The road between Kitale and Endebbes, close to one kilometre, is impassable because of flooding. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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