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    "id": 303094,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/303094/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Konchella",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 322,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Sitelu Konchella",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would have opposed this Motion but because of the suffering of Kenyans particularly those who lost their lives, parents and even children who are in the streets because of political torture and past injustices, it would be prudent for this House to allow the Commission an extension so that Kenyans who have suffered so much can be able to get reparation and compensation for the suffering they have gone through. It is my contention that we need to support this extension. There are many areas in Kenya where there are a lot of problems even today as we speak particularly in the Rift Valley and I hope the report will be very clear on how to manage those areas which are likely to be problematic in the future even as we go for the general election. Unless we address those problems first; compensate and resettle the people who are still suffering in camps, we will not be doing justice to our people if we have this report as it is. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also expect that we identify the people who actually suffered so that when it comes to compensation we actually compensate those who are surviving and their children so that this country can reconcile. We have looked at the issue of those people who actually suffered and found that they are many and they are known. You can know the families of the great leaders who died because of this. So, I support the Minister on this. Let us support him because we need to compensate these people for the suffering they have undergone. I support."
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