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    "content": "matters. But to address this situation, I would hope that Sen. Haji would agree with me that the starting line is to enforce and implement the Constitution of Kenya. It is more than the Constitution that we repealed; it spells out what the privileges of a Kenyan citizen are. Article 12 says: Every citizen is entitled to- (a) the rights, privileges and benefits of citizenship, subject to the limits provided or permitted by this Constitution; and (b) A Kenyan passport and any document of registration or identification issued by the State to citizens. (2) A passport or other document referred to in clause (1)(b) may be denied, suspended or confiscated only in accordance with an Act of Parliament that satisfies the criteria referred to in Article 24.” Madam Temporary Speaker, one of such constitutional privileges is that we are Senators here because we are Kenyan citizens. If we were not, we would not be enjoying these privileges. Once you are a Kenyan citizen, you do not need to plead for it. It becomes a right. Therefore, if you read the entire section, you will realise that we do not need to have this Motion, but to ask the Government to implement the Constitution. I also want to beg Sen.Haji to consider compensation as a very difficult subject to deal with. These people went to the camps because they lacked food. If you tell them there is compensation, they will all take advantage of the better deal, instead of being in the camps. They will want to go through the compensation process, so that they get Kshs1 million. I have seen this with the IDPs. They were given Kshs400,000, but they said that it was not enough. They ended up being given Kshs1 million. The idea of compensation, for any Government, is very difficult to deal with. Sen. Haji wants the Jubilee Government to get into this problem of determining compensation. Compensation must be based on something. I pray that we do not demand it. We will pray for their privileges as citizens. With regard to integration in the community, this is a matter that we can help the Government by assisting our people and taking them into the communities."
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