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    "id": 302519,
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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to congratulate the Committee and its leadership for this very worthy Motion. The question of IDPs has been a thorn in the flesh for the past five years. Just like it is observed in the report, in the National Accord, Agenda No.2 was the resettlement of IDPs. But the only agenda that we, as the political class, have been able to completely execute is the sharing out of power and political space, Agenda No.3. But for the resettlement of IDPs, we have dragged on. Also for Agenda No.4 which tackles issues of poverty, putting the regulatory frameworks and right policies, including for IDPs, we have failed dismally. So the recommendations of this Committee should be taken as a wakeup call. I really appreciate the fact that they have captured the total neglect of integrated IDPs who are scattered all over the country. Even my constituency has a handful of integrated of IDPs. I know throughout Central Province, they run to about 100,000; Kisii, Nyanza, there are places we have concentration of integrated IDPs, including the Rift Valley itself. I would want the Government to take this Report very seriously, I see the Minister here, so that they can put their heads together, allocate sufficient funds for this problem to be done away with, once and for all. I want to congratulate the Committee for capturing even the forest evictees, the IDPs of 1992 when this unfortunate phenomenon started; 1997, 2002 and, finally, the IDPs of 2007. I want to echo the words of the Seconder, Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona that there have been no efforts at reconciliation. However, I want us to move away the focus from the Government and to ask ourselves as Members of Parliament, as national leaders, what has each one of us done to bring about peace and reconciliation? What have our utterances been as Members of Parliament? I think we need to direct our minds, realize"
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