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    "id": 351514,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Turkana South",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": " Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to congratulate you for your election. Secondly, I want to congratulate the honourable people of Turkana South for giving me this opportunity. On the President’s Address, I am inspired. I come from the furthest corner of this nation; that is, Turkana South. In the President’s Address, he touched on the critical issue of cattle rustling. As I stand here, many innocent people, including children and women, lose lives in Turkana. I want to affirm to this hon. Members that 10,000 people in a location in Turkana do not have a single police officer. Can you imagine that? Those are Kenyan citizens and they deserve security. They deserve protection of their property. I am inspired because the President’s Address has taken seriously the issue of cattle rustling. Secondly, this is why I am inspired by the President’s Address. Let us appreciate the fact that you cannot finish all the problems of this nation in one day. I was inspired by the President’s Address because he appreciated what the past leaders did. He appreciated what former President Kibaki and former Prime Minister did. He was very categorical in showing that he will continue from where they have left. For you to disapprove a promise, you need time. You need to be patient. So, I urge Kenyans and hon. Members to give the President time. He has a package to offer to Kenyans, but it is subject to time. If we give him time, he will offer. On the issue of laptops, I am also impressed. He did not say that he will not construct classes. However, that one is ongoing and he will do it. However, one thing that we need to appreciate is that the President appreciated that the Kenyan child needs to be at the international level. He wants to ensure that the Kenyan child meets the international standards by appreciating e-learning through having computers. For me, that is inspiring. For a Turkana child to have a laptop, surely, it is something that I need to appreciate. I thank the President for ensuring that even the remotest part of this nation can receive a laptop. In the past, some areas of this country were categorized as “others”, but as of now, I appreciate that Turkana which used to be in that category is now a very important part of Kenya. It can actually get its cake. That is why I said that I appreciate the fact that my constituents have been taken care of. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I urge the President to treat the issue of cattle rustling as a national disaster. It is a serious issue. I affirm to you, hon. Deputy Speaker that, most pastoralist communities live in constant fear. People kill the way they want and take property the way they want because no action is taken against them. This is a criminal offence! The Government needs to take seriously the issue of unnecessary killings of innocent wananchi . I support the President and ask him to assure Kenyans that their lives and property will be protected. That is why the Government is there."
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