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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really want to confirm that we discharged all those mandates quite effectively as I will demonstrate shortly. On the members of the Committee that I had the privilege of working with, they are serious Members of this House who must go down the annals of history as men and women who rose to the occasion to deal with an issue that was current, emotive and needed immediate attention. The Committee was comprised of the following:- 1. The Hon. Ekwee Ethuro, MP. - Chairperson 2. The Hon. Sophia Abdi, MP. - Vice-Chairperson 3. The Hon. Martin Ogindo, MP. 4. The Hon. David Koech, MP. 5. The Hon Kiema Kilonzo, MP. 6. The Hon. Gitobu Imanyara, MP. 7. The Hon. Jeremiah Kioni, MP. 8. The Hon. Charles Kilonzo, MP. 9. The Hon. Mohammed Hussein Ali, MP. 10. The Hon. Dr. Erastus K. Mureithi, MP. 11. The Hon. Milly Odhiambo-Mabona, MP. 12. The Hon. Dr. Joyce Laboso, MP. 13. The Hon. Shakila Abdalla, MP. 14. The Hon. Boaz Kaino, MP. 15. The Hon. Ntoitha M’Mithiaru, MP. 16. The Hon. Joseph Kiuna, MP. 17. The Hon. David Ngugi, MP. 18. The Hon. Dr. Robert Monda, MP. 19. The Hon. John Mututho, MP. 20. The Hon. Joshua Kutuny, MP. 21. The Hon. Eugene Wamalwa, MP. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona will second this Motion. You will recall that Mr. Wamalwa ceased to be a Member of the Committee on 26th March, 2012 upon appointment as Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. The Committee congratulates our own Member for that particular appointment and wish him well. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee held a total of 45 sittings with stakeholders addressing the IDP situation including the Ministry of State for Special Programmes and Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. We want to remember the late Prof. George Saitoti, who did not waste our invitation. He acknowledged it. The other stakeholders were the Kenya National Human Rights Commission, the National Commission and NGO, Refugee Consortium of Kenya, other organisations and leaders of the IDPs amongst others. The Committee undertook full visits and conducted public hearings on various dates between March and October, 2011. In total, the Committee held 26 public hearings in various parts of the Republic including Naivasha, Timboroa, Burnt Forest, Eldoret, Cherengany, Kitale, Nakuru, Narok, Sotik, Kericho, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Kisii, Kakamega, Mt. Elgon, Marakwet, Kuresoi, Kipkelion, Ol Kalou, Isiolo, Meru Central, Embu, Mombasa, Garissa and Turkana."
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