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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "As I move, I want to acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State for Special Programmes, in particular and I hope the other two colleagues will keep her company, especially the Deputy Leader of Government Business so that these issues are discussed at the Cabinet level. It is, therefore, my honour and pleasure to present to this august House the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the resettlement of the IDPs. You will recall that on 21st October, 2010, I moved a Motion in this House seeking to constitute a committee with the mandate of examining the issues of the IDPs in the country including Government response on existing institutions and organs that address displacement, laws governing all forms of displacements and the types of displacements in order to appraise the House on the situation of the IDPs as well as to enable Parliament to hold the Executive to account on Agenda No.2 particularly on its failure to resettle the IDPs and to provide mechanisms on how to deal with such similar issues in the future. Following the adoption of the Motion, the House resolved to form the Committee on 17th November, 2010. The Committee was initially mandated to report to the House within six months and commence its work on 21st November, 2010. Owing to the expanded mandate of the Committee during the debate in the House and the 20th December recess, the term of the Committee was extended on 8th June, 2011 for a period of three months. A further extension of the Committee’s term for a similar period was sought and granted on 7th September, 2011 due to the enormous volume of work which included field visits to as many of affected areas as possible, as well as the need to review the institutions handling the resettlement of the IDPs. This extension was also necessitated by the urgent Bills with constitutional deadlines that Members had to pass and the financial constraints occasioned by the end of the financial year. The Committee’s term finally expired on 17th December, 2011. The mandate of the Committee was as follows:- One, We were mandated to look into how the Government has addressed the current plight of the IDPs in terms of basic food rations, shelter, education, health and compensation. Two, we were to review the existing institutions and organs addressing forced displacements. Three, to examine policies and laws governing all forms of forced displacements with the aim of promoting protection and improving the well-being of forced migrants. Four, to establish the causes of displacements since the onset and action taken by the State including the financial outlays. Five, we were to identify and categorize the IDPs especially those in camps, integrated pastoralists and forest evictees, and to assess their current numbers, situation and location. Six, we were to come up with a draft Bill on forced displacements. Seven, to review the international treaties and legal regimes governing IDPs and refugees and eight, to make recommendations on the way forward."
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